Definition: Given a Hilbert space 
and 
, 
is said to be a positive operator
if 
for every 
.
A positive operator on a complex Hilbert space is necessarily a symmetric operator and has a self-adjoint extension that is also a positive operator.
The set of positive bounded operators on a Hilbert space forms a cone in the algebra of all bounded operators.
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