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scalar product

noun

Mathematics.


scalar product

noun

  1. the product of two vectors to form a scalar, whose value is the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle between them. Written: A · B or AB Also calleddot product Compare vector product
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scalar product

  1. The numerical product of the lengths of two vectors and the cosine of the angle between them.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scalar product1

First recorded in 1875–80
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To calculate the angle between two vectors, you multiply them together using the scalar product and then divide by the two vector lengths.

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Joules are applied only if this torque moves through a unitless vector rotation, with the scalar product yielding the scalar quantity of energy.

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