"pseudovector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pseudovectors [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + vector Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|vector}} pseudo- + vector Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudovector (plural pseudovectors)
  1. (mathematics, physics) A quantity that transforms like a vector under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation Wikipedia link: pseudovector Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics Derived forms: Pauli-Lubanski pseudovector Translations (Translations): pseudovector [masculine] (Catalan), pseudovettore (Italian)

Inflected forms

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