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Definition

Unit Vector
  • A vector '''a''' is said to be a unit vector if its magnitude (length) is 1.



Supplementary definitions



  Unit Vector
In mathematics, a unit vector in a normed vector space is a vector (often a spatial vector) whose length is 1 (the unit length). A unit vector is often denoted by a lowercase letter with a superscribed caret or “hat”, like this:{\hat{\imath}} (pronounced "i-hat").

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