Revisiting the Definition of Vectors—From ‘Magnitude and Direction’ to Abstract Tuples

Vectors are almost always introduced as objects having magnitude and direction. Following that idea, textbooks and courses introduce the concept of a vector norm and the angle between two vectors. While this is correct and useful for vectors in two- or three-dimensional Euclidean space, these concep...

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Main Author: Reinout Heijungs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Foundations
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9321/5/2/12
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