In this
pa
per we characterize Birkhoff–
James orthogonality of linear o
perators defined on a finite dimensional real Banach s
pace
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plore the left symmetry of Birkhoff–James orthogonality of linear o
perators defined on
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proved in this
pa
per, we finally
prove that
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pect to Birkhoff–James orthogonality if and only if
T is the zero o
perator.