ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Multilinear form

Okay kiddo, do you remember when we learned about linear equations? We talked about a line on a graph, right? Well, a multilinear form is like that, but instead of one line, it's like many lines all mashed together.

Instead of just two variables like in a linear equation, a multilinear form has multiple variables. These variables can be numbers or even other equations. The word "multi" means many, so the more variables you have, the more lines or equations you need to mash together.

Now, the way we combine all these lines or equations is called a "form." It's like a special way of writing all the variables and how they relate to each other. Like a recipe for math!

We use multilinear forms in lots of different areas of math, like geometry, algebra, and calculus, to name a few. They can help us understand complicated systems and how different variables are related to each other.

But don't worry, we don't need to understand everything about multilinear forms right now. Just remember that they're like lots of lines or equations all combined in a special way to help us solve problems.