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position vector

[pə′zish·ən ‚vek·tər]

(mathematics)

The position vector of a point in euclidean space is a vector whose length is the distance from the origin to the point and whose direction is the direction from the origin to the point. Also known as radius vector.

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I] is position vector of the point I expressed in the C-frame.

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n]} be the velocity and position vectors, respectively, of the ith (i = 1, 2, .

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Let there be a point represented by the position vector with respect to [([C.

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i] represents position vector of the qth particle in the ith swarm, [P.

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T] is the antenna position vector r in the spherical coordinates form, {[[epsilon].

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That observation was based on particular parameters used in the simulations: length of position vector [parallel] [p.

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B] = I and has an associated position vector p = [l,l,.

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Such surfaces are those whose position vectors make a constant angle with the normals at each point on the surface.

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2](SD)] with a normalized control position vector CP = [CPsub.

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For example, Figure 2 shows an animation of a spirally moving position vector, the endpoint of which is restricted on a plane in 3D space.

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