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  2. Rotation of axes in two dimensions - Wikipedia

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    In the new coordinate system, the point P will appear to have been rotated in the opposite direction, that is, clockwise through the angle . A rotation of axes in more than two dimensions is defined similarly. [2] [3] A rotation of axes is a linear map [4] [5] and a rigid transformation.

  3. Rotation (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Rotation can have a sign (as in the sign of an angle): a clockwise rotation is a negative magnitude so a counterclockwise turn has a positive magnitude. A rotation is different from other types of motions: translations , which have no fixed points, and (hyperplane) reflections , each of them having an entire ( n − 1) -dimensional flat of ...

  4. Examples of groups - Wikipedia

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    a 3 is a 270° clockwise rotation (or a 90° counter-clockwise rotation). We also see that b 2 = e and also a 4 = e. Here's an interesting one: what does a ∘ b do? First flip horizontally, then rotate. Try to visualize that a ∘ b = b ∘ a 3. Also, a 2 ∘ b is a vertical flip and is equal to b ∘ a 2.

  5. Clock position - Wikipedia

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    The clock system is easily converted into a 360 degree system for more precise denotation. One bearing, or point, is termed an azimuth. [2] The convention is that of analytic geometry: the y-axis at zero degrees is the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. Angles grow larger in the clockwise direction. Thus, directly to port is at 270 degrees.

  6. Rotation matrix - Wikipedia

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    A convenient choice is the Frobenius norm, ‖ Q − M ‖ F, squared, which is the sum of the squares of the element differences. Writing this in terms of the trace, Tr, our goal is, Find Q minimizing Tr( (Q − M) T (Q − M) ), subject to Q T Q = I. Though written in matrix terms, the objective function is just a quadratic polynomial. We can ...

  7. Spherical coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    And these systems of the mathematics convention may measure the azimuthal angle counterclockwise (i.e., from the south direction x-axis, or 180°, towards the east direction y-axis, or +90°)—rather than measure clockwise (i.e., from the north direction x-axis, or 0°, towards the east direction y-axis, or +90°), as done in the horizontal ...

  8. Azimuth - Wikipedia

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    Moving clockwise on a 360 degree circle, east has azimuth 90°, south 180°, and west 270°. ... abbreviated "S30°E", which is the bearing 30 degrees in the eastward ...

  9. Turn (angle) - Wikipedia

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    The binary degree, also known as the binary radian (or brad), is ⁠ 1 / 256 ⁠ turn. [21] The binary degree is used in computing so that an angle can be represented to the maximum possible precision in a single byte. Other measures of angle used in computing may be based on dividing one whole turn into 2 n equal parts for other values of n. [22]