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dot product

/ˈdɒt ˌprɒdʌkt/

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/ˈdɒt ˌprɒdʌkt/C1formalscientific
  • ruМатематическая операция, которая принимает две последовательности чисел одинаковой длины (обычно векторы) и возвращает одно число, вычисляемое путём умножения соответствующих элементов и суммирования произведений.

A mathematical operation that takes two equal-length sequences of numbers (usually vectors) and returns a single number, calculated by multiplying corresponding entries and summing the products.

  1. Algebraic operationC1formal

    A mathematical operation that takes two equal-length sequences of numbers (usually coordinate vectors) and returns a single number, calculated by multiplying corresponding entries and summing the products.

    ruАлгебраическая операция

    • The dot product of vectors (1,2) and (3,4) is 1*3 + 2*4 = 11.
    • In physics, the dot product is used to calculate work done by a force.
    • The dot product is zero when two vectors are perpendicular.