Vector (physics and mathematics) in the context of Geometric vector

Vector (physics and mathematics) in the context of Geometric vector

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⭐ Core Definition: Vector (physics and mathematics)

In mathematics and physics, a vector is a physical quantity that cannot be expressed by a single number (a scalar). The term may also be used to refer to elements of some vector spaces, and in some contexts, is used for tuples, which are finite sequences (of numbers or other objects) of a fixed length.

Historically, vectors were introduced in geometry and physics (typically in mechanics) for quantities that have both a magnitude and a direction, such as displacements, forces and velocity. Such quantities are represented by geometric vectors in the same way as distances, masses and time are represented by real numbers.

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Vector (physics and mathematics) in the context of Azimuth

Vector (physics and mathematics) in the context of Azimuth

An azimuth (/ˈæzəməθ/ ; from Arabic: اَلسُّمُوت, romanized: as-sumūt, lit. 'the directions') is the horizontal angle from a cardinal direction, most commonly north, in a local or observer-centric spherical coordinate system.

Mathematically, the relative position vector from an observer (origin) to a point of interest is projected perpendicularly onto a reference plane (the horizontal plane); the angle between the projected vector and a reference vector on the reference plane is called the azimuth.

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