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In mathematics, the dot product or scalar product [note 1] is an algebraic operation that takes two equal-length sequences of numbers (usually coordinate vectors), and returns a single number. In Euclidean geometry, the dot product of the Cartesian coordinates of two vectors is widely used.
The multiplication sign (×), also known as the times sign or the dimension sign, is a mathematical symbol used to denote the operation of multiplication, which results in a product. [ 1 ] The symbol is also used in botany , in botanical hybrid names .
2. In geometry and linear algebra, denotes the dot product. 3. Placeholder used for replacing an indeterminate element. For example, saying "the absolute value is denoted by | · |" is perhaps clearer than saying that it is denoted as | |. ± (plus–minus sign) 1. Denotes either a plus sign or a minus sign. 2.
The dot product of two vectors can be defined as the product of the magnitudes of the two vectors and the cosine of the angle between the two vectors. Alternatively, it is defined as the product of the projection of the first vector onto the second vector and the magnitude of the second vector.
1698 (perhaps deriving from a much earlier use of middle dot to separate juxtaposed numbers) division slash (a.k.a. solidus ) 1718 (deriving from horizontal fraction bar, invented by Abu Bakr al-Hassar in the 12th century)
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After the turn of the 20th century, Josiah Willard Gibbs introduced into physical chemistry the middle dot for dot product and the multiplication sign for cross products. He also supplied notation for the scalar and vector products, which were introduced in Vector Analysis. Bertrand Russell shortly afterward introduced logical disjunction (or ...
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