A list $v_1,\ldots,v_k$ is linearly independent if $\sum_i c_iv_i=0$ implies every $c_i=0$. This says no listed direction is redundant. The empty list is independent; a list containing zero is dependent. Independence is always relative to the specified scalar field.
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