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Vector

A physical quantity characterized by both a magnitude and a spatial direction.

A = Ax i + Ay j + Az k Various
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Vector Components

The scalar projections of a vector along the mutually perpendicular axes of a coordinate system.

Ax = A cos θ, Ay = A sin θ Various
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Vector Product

A vector operation multiplying two 3D vectors to yield a vector perpendicular to both, with magnitude equal to the area of the…

A × B = |A||B| sin θ n_hat Various
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Vernier Caliper

A precision measuring instrument utilizing a main scale and a sliding Vernier scale to measure linear dimensions with fine precision.

Reading = Main Scale + (Vernier Coincidence × Least Count) mm