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Scalars and Vectors
Source of package openstax.measurement · OpenStax University Physics, ch. 2 Vectors, module m58277
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<definition id="fs-id1167132688517">
<term>antiparallel vectors</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1167132688522">two vectors with directions that differ by <m:math><m:mrow><m:mn>180</m:mn><m:mtext>°</m:mtext></m:mrow></m:math></meaning>
</definition>Referencing norms: HundredEightyDegreesApartIsAntiparallel
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<term>orthogonal vectors</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1167132504156">two vectors with directions that differ by exactly <m:math><m:mrow><m:mn>90</m:mn><m:mtext>°</m:mtext></m:mrow></m:math>, synonymous with perpendicular vectors</meaning>
</definition>Referencing norms: NinetyDegreesApartIsOrthogonal, ParallelIsNotOrthogonal
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<definition id="fs-id1167132520196">
<term>parallel vectors</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1167132520201">two vectors with exactly the same direction angles</meaning>
</definition>Referencing norms: ParallelIsNotOrthogonal, SameDirectionAngleIsParallel
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<definition id="fs-id1167132586350">
<term>scalar quantity</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1167132586355">quantity that can be specified completely by a single number with an appropriate physical unit</meaning>
</definition>Referencing norms: ScalarIsNotAVector, SingleNumberIsScalar, specified_by_single_number
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<definition id="fs-id1167132550493">
<term>vector</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1167132550498">mathematical object with magnitude and direction</meaning>
</definition>Referencing norms: vector_presented
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<term>vector quantity</term>
<meaning id="fs-id1167132579731">physical quantity described by a mathematical vector—that is, by specifying both its magnitude and its direction; synonymous with a vector in physics</meaning>
</definition>Referencing norms: MagnitudeAndDirectionIsVector, ScalarIsNotAVector, specified_by_magnitude_and_direction
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