dot product
Chinese equivalent: 点积
dot product The dot product of two vectors is a scalar equal to the product of their magnitudes and the cosine of the angle between them, denoted a · b.
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dot product The dot product of two vectors is a scalar equal to the product of their magnitudes and the cosine of the angle between them, denoted a · b.
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