scalar product
scalar product · scalar products
скалярное произведение
Skalarprodukt
The product of two vectors computed as the sum of the corresponding elements of the…The product of two vectors computed as the sum of the corresponding elements of the vectors, or, equivalently, as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle between their directions.
Meaning
1 sensesThe product of two vectors computed as the sum of the corresponding elements of the vectors, or, equivalently, as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle between their directions.
Skalarprodukt
скаля́рное произведе́ниеskaljárnoje proizvedénije
a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors
Translations
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By meaning 1
product of two vectors:
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By meaning 1
product of two vectors:
Origin
Coined by William Kingdon Clifford in 1877 in his book Elements of Dynamic.Coined by William Kingdon Clifford in 1877 in his book Elements of Dynamic.
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Forms
plural: scalar products| Singular | scalar product |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors:inner productdot product