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a general vector norm

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when

, sometimes written with a double bar as

and

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for any scalar .

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In this work, a single bar is used to denote a vector norm, absolute value, or complex modulus, while a double bar is
reserved for denoting a matrix norm.

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The vector norm

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The -norm of vector

is implemented as Norm[v, p], with the 2-norm being returned by Norm[v].

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The special case

is defined as
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The most commonly encountered vector norm (often simply called "the norm" of a vector, or sometimes the magnitude of
a vector) is the L2-norm, given by
(4)
This and other types of vector norms are summarized in the following table, together with the value of the norm for the
example vector
.
name
-norm

symbol value
6

approx.
6.000

-norm

3.742

-norm

3.302

-norm

3.146

-norm

3.000

SEE ALSO:

Compatible, Distance, Euclidean Metric, L1-Norm, L2-Norm, L-infty-Norm, Matrix Norm, Natural Norm, Norm, Vector
Magnitude
REFERENCES:
Gradshteyn, I. S. and Ryzhik, I. M. Tables of Integrals, Series, and Products, 6th ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, p. 1114,
2000.
Horn, R. A. and Johnson, C. R. "Norms for Vectors and Matrices." Ch. 5 in Matrix Analysis. Cambridge, England: Cambridge
University Press, 1990.

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