"scalar product" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scalar products [plural]
Etymology: Coined by William Kingdon Clifford in 1877 in his book Elements of Dynamic. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|William Kingdon Clifford|in=1877}} Coined by William Kingdon Clifford in 1877 Head templates: {{en-noun}} scalar product (plural scalar products)
  1. (linear algebra) 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. Wikipedia link: scalar product Categories (topical): Linear algebra Synonyms: dot product Related terms: ·, inner product, vector product Translations (product of two vectors): skalární součin [masculine] (Czech), skalarprodukt [neuter] (Danish), prikprodukt [neuter] (Danish), scalair product [neuter] (Dutch), skalaaritulo (Finnish), pistetulo (Finnish), sisätulo (Finnish), produit scalaire [masculine] (French), Skalarprodukt [neuter] (German), εσωτερικό γινόμενο (esoterikó ginómeno) [neuter] (Greek), skaláris szorzat (Hungarian), innfeldi [neuter] (Icelandic), innra margfeldi [neuter] (Icelandic), depilfeldi [neuter] (Icelandic), prodotto scalare [masculine] (Italian), スカラー積 (sukarā-seki) (Japanese), 스칼라곱 (seukallagop) (Korean), iloczyn skalarny [masculine] (Polish), produto escalar [masculine] (Portuguese), produs scalar [neuter] (Romanian), скаля́рное произведе́ние (skaljárnoje proizvedénije) [neuter] (Russian), producto escalar [masculine] (Spanish), producto punto (Spanish), skalärprodukt [common-gender] (Swedish), tích vô hướng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-scalar_product-en-noun-wy2pO-R7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

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