"direction vector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: direction vectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} direction vector (plural direction vectors)
  1. (geometry) A unit vector used to represent spatial direction, commonly denoted as d. Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (Translations): Richtungsvektor [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-direction_vector-en-noun-hq~QQ711 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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