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vector addition

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. the process of finding one vector that is equivalent to the result of the successive application of two or more given vectors.


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We have seen that vector addition in two dimensions satisfies the commutative, associative, and additive inverse properties.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

We have defined scalar multiplication and vector addition geometrically.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Like vector addition and subtraction, the dot product has several algebraic properties.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Analytical methods of vector addition and subtraction employ geometry and simple trigonometry rather than the ruler and protractor of graphical methods.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

The sum of two vectors u and v, or vector addition, produces a third vector u+ v, the resultant vector.

From Textbooks Feb. 13, 2015

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