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In my world (I'm not a mathematician) vector geometry is a subset of linear algebra. Consulting Wikipedia doesn't tell me otherwise:

Linear algebra has a concrete representation in analytic geometry ...

In classical mathematics, analytic geometry, also known as coordinate geometry, or Cartesian geometry, is the study of geometry using a coordinate system and the principles of algebra and analysis.

Regarding another comment of yours it also said:

Thus matrix theory is often considered as a part of linear algebra.



I guess the point is that these are parts of a field that is significantly larger and deeper than just these parts.

Vector Geometry is a part of Linear Algebra, it's just not a very big part, just as arithmetic is not a very big part of calculus.

Matrix theory is a much bigger chunk, but the article submitted doesn't go into matrix theory, it just uses a piddling bit of a small amount of using matrices.

And these are valid questions - I don't know why someone down-voted you, and I've upvoted you for asking.




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