dot product
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dot product
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Therefore, the tangent vector and the force vector have a positive dot product all along C1, and the line integral will have positive value.
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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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AAA sales for the month of May can be calculated using the dot product p · q.
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Using the dot product, find the projection of vector v12 found in step 4 onto unit vector n found in step 3.
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The dot product allows us to do just that.
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