IEC 60050 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary


IEVref:	102-03-09		ID:
Language:	en		Status: Standard

Term:	coordinate, <of a vector>
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Definition:	any of the n scalars $U_{1}, U_{2}, ..., U_{n}$ in the representation of a vector U as a linear combination $U_{1} a_{1} + U_{2} a_{2} + ... + U_{n} a_{n}$ of the base vectors $a_{1}, a_{2}, ..., a_{n}$ Note 1 to entry: The term "coordinate" is also used for the components of a position vector (see IEV 102-03-22). Note 2 to entry: In English, the term "component" is sometimes used in this sense.
Publication date:	2008-08
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Internal notes:	2017-02-20: Editorial revisions in accordance with the information provided in C00019 (IEV 102) - evaluation. JGO
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