A Banach space is a complete normed vector space, which means it is a vector space equipped with a norm that allows for the measurement of vector lengths and distances. Formally, if is a vector space over the field of real or complex numbers, and if there is a function satisfying the following properties for all and all scalars :
Then, is a normed space. A Banach space additionally requires that every Cauchy sequence in converges to a limit that is also within . This completeness property is crucial for many areas of functional analysis and ensures that various mathematical operations can be performed without leaving the space. Examples of Banach spaces include with the usual norm, spaces, and the space
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