What does the matrix notation m(T)^F_E mean in linear maps?

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Homework Statement



Let T: U-->V be a linear map between vector spaces U and V and let E be basis for U and F be a basis for V. Explain what is meant by the matrix m(T)[tex]^{F}_{E}[/tex] of T taken with respect to E on the left and F on the right.

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I said it means T(E) = [tex]\sum[/tex][tex]^{n}_{j=1}[/tex] ajifj

where M(T)[tex]^{F}_{E}[/tex] = aji

But the marker said describe matrix and I'm not quite sure what to describe.
 
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The columns of the matrix are the coefficients of the vectors T(ui), where ui are the vectors in basis E written as a linear as a linear combination of the vectors in basis F. that is, I think, essentially what you wrote except that "T(E)" makes no sense to me.