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noun
A quantity that transforms like a vector under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Proto-Indo-European *weǵh- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵheti Proto-Italic *weɣō Latin vehō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vectorlbor. English vector English pseudovector From pseudo- + vector.
Across languages
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