relative direction
Sign in to saveAlso known as orientation, pointing direction, direction
information contained in the relative position of one point of space with respect to another, disregarding distance
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Three line segments with the same direction Examples of two 2D direction vectors Two airplanes in parallel (and opposite) directions
In geometry, direction, also known as spatial direction, vector direction or relative direction, is the common characteristic of all rays which coincide when translated to share a common endpoint; equivalently, it is the common characteristic of vectors (such as the relative position between a pair of points) which can be made equal by scaling (by some positive scalar multiplier).
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angle
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line
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Euclidean vector
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line segment
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position vector
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vector quantity
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geometry
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International Standard Book Number
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circle
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sphere
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space
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point
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digital object identifier
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International Standard Serial Number
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coordinate system
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rotation
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Cartesian coordinate system
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scalar product
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polar coordinate system
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slope
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