scalar product
Example Sentences
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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
Joules are applied only if this torque moves through a unitless vector rotation, with the scalar product yielding the scalar quantity of energy.
From Nature
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