scalar product

American

noun

Mathematics.

inner product.

scalar product British

noun

Also called: dot product. the product of two vectors to form a scalar, whose value is the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle between them. Written: A · B or AB Compare vector product

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scalar product Scientific

The numerical product of the lengths of two vectors and the cosine of the angle between them.

Etymology

Origin of scalar product

First recorded in 1875–80

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Joules are applied only if this torque moves through a unitless vector rotation, with the scalar product yielding the scalar quantity of energy.

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