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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: generalized coordinate
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Symbol: qi
Definition: one of the coordinates that is used to describe the position within a system, where i = 1, 2, …, N, and N is the degree of freedom or lowest number of coordinates necessary to fully define the position

NOTE The unit depends on the type of representation of the system. In mechanics, the generalized coordinates may be length or angle.


Publication date:2011-04
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Internal notes:2014-07-10: Symbol <i>q</i><sub><i>i</sub> corrected to <i>q</i><sub><i>i</i></sub>. JGO

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