cosine of an angle
91vector operations — Extension of the laws of elementary algebra to vectors. They include addition, subtraction, and three types of multiplication. The sum of two vectors is a third vector, represented as the diagonal of the parallelogram constructed with the two… …
92central force — the component of the tire force vector in the direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the center of tire contact. Central force is equal to lateral force times cosine of slip angle minus longitudinal force times sine of slip angle …
93tractive force — the component of the tire force vector in the direction of travel of the center of tire contact. Tractive force is equal to lateral force times sine of slip angle plus longitudinal force times cosine of slip angle …
94scalar product — noun Date: 1878 a real number that is the product of the lengths of two vectors and the cosine of the angle between them called also dot product, inner product …
95Complex conjugate — Geometric representation of z and its conjugate in the complex plane In mathematics, complex conjugates are a pair of complex numbers, both having the same real part, but with imaginary parts of equal magni …
96Cross-correlation — In signal processing, cross correlation is a measure of similarity of two waveforms as a function of a time lag applied to one of them. This is also known as a sliding dot product or sliding inner product. It is commonly used for searching a long …
97Partial correlation — In probability theory and statistics, partial correlation measures the degree of association between two random variables, with the effect of a set of controlling random variables removed. Contents 1 Formal definition 2 Computation 2.1 Using… …
98scalarproduct — scalar product n. The numerical product of the lengths of two vectors and the cosine of the angle between them. Also called dot product, inner product. * * * …
99inner product — Math. 1. Also called dot product, scalar product. the quantity obtained by multiplying the corresponding coordinates of each of two vectors and adding the products, equal to the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle …
100secant — noun a) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points. b) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec See …
