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Trace may refer to:

Mathematics, computing and electronics
  • Trace (linear algebra) of a square matrix or a linear transformation
  • Trace class, a certain set of operators in a Hilbert space
  • Trace operator, a restriction-to-boundary operator in a Sobolev space
  • Field trace in field theory
  • Traces, the equivalence classes of strings of a trace monoid, studied in trace theories of concurrent computation
  • Trace, in computer science a record of the steps a program has executed (such as a stack trace)
  • Signal trace, a printed or etched wire on a printed circuit board
Language
Physical sciences
  • Trace radioisotope, an element that is found in small quantities because it undergoes radioactive decay
  • Trace evidence, material found at a crime scene
  • In geochemistry, a trace element is one which composes less than 0.1% of a sample
  • TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer), a NASA satellite
  • Trace fossil, fossil record of biological activity
Other
Neurosciences and behavior sciences

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