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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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Another operation we can perform on vectors is to add them together in vector addition, but because each vector may have its own direction, the process is different from adding two numbers.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

We have already seen how some of the algebraic properties of vectors, such as vector addition and scalar multiplication, can be extended to three dimensions.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

In this part of the problem, explicitly show how you follow the steps of the analytical method of vector addition.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

In this part of the problem, explicitly show how you follow the steps of the analytical method of vector addition.

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