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

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

For this reason, the dot product is often called the scalar product.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

If the triple scalar product of vectors u, v, and w is zero, then the vectors are coplanar.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Note that, as the name indicates, the triple scalar product produces a scalar.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016