scalar product
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To calculate the angle between two vectors, you multiply them together using the scalar product and then divide by the two vector lengths.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023
For this reason, the dot product is often called the scalar product.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
As we have seen, the dot product is often called the scalar product because it results in a scalar.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
Note that, as the name indicates, the triple scalar product produces a scalar.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
The dot product of a vector with the cross product of two other vectors is called the triple scalar product because the result is a scalar.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
