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Dictionary: Vector

A vector is a quantity with both magnitude and direction — unlike a scalar which has magnitude only.

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⃗v = (x, y) · |⃗v| = √(x² + y²)

Vectors are used in physics (force, velocity), navigation and 3D graphics. Two vectors are equal if they have the same magnitude and direction.

Dot product = 0: The vectors are perpendicular to each other.

To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty of nature.

— Richard Feynman (1918–1988)

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