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kind: concept
name: Invariant subspace
msc: [15A04, 47A15]
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sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invariant_subspace
    locator: For a single operator
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  wikidata: Q2706744
  wikipedia: Invariant subspace
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---

## Summary

A subspace is invariant under a linear map from a space to itself when the map sends every vector of the subspace into the subspace.