What is the Hahn-Banach theorem?

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Hahn-Banach theorem

Anyone can explain me in word what is the importance of this theorem and what it means in plain english?
 

Re: Hahn-Banach theorem

A linear functional defined on a subspace of a vector space V and which is dominated by a sublinear function defined on V has a linear extension which is also dominated by the sublinear function.

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Casti, J. L. "The Hahn-Banach Theorem." Ch. 4 in Five More Golden Rules: Knots, Codes, Chaos, and Other Great Theories of 20th-Century Mathematics. New York: Wiley, pp. 155-205, 2000.

Zeidler, E. Applied Functional Analysis: Applications to Mathematical Physics. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1995.

Credit to Eric W. Weisstein. From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource.
 

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