4 ms·What if I told you the derivative is a linear operator? (matrix meme style)by dls2016 5y agoWhat if I told you the derivative is a linear operator? (matrix meme style)deleted 5y ago[deleted]Grustaf 5y agoOf course, but there are plenty of linear operators, that property alone doesn't define it.dls2016 5y agoI was responding to derivatives being more fundamental than matrices. My rebuttal is that the derivative is but one in a sea of interesting linear operators.