Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality
The Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality is a fundamental result in mathematics that states for any two sequences of real numbers, the square of the sum of their products is less than or equal to the product of the sums of their squares. In simpler terms, it provides a way to compare the lengths of vectors in Euclidean space and shows that the angle between them cannot be too large.
This inequality is widely used in various fields, including linear algebra, statistics, and analysis. It helps in proving other important results and is essential for understanding concepts like orthogonality and inner product spaces.