dot product
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dot product
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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This property is a result of the fact that we can express the dot product in terms of the cosine of the angle formed by two vectors.
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Like vector addition and subtraction, the dot product has several algebraic properties.
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The most common application of the dot product of two vectors is in the calculation of work.
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So, in this example, the dot product tells us how much money the fruit vendor had in sales on that particular day.
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AAA sales for the month of May can be calculated using the dot product p · q.
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