Alternate Definitions for DirectionCosine

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Term: DirectionCosine
Definition:

The cosine of the angle between two vectorsusually between a vector and one of the basis axes defining a Cartesiancoordinate system. Three angles and thus three direction cosines arerequired to define a vector direction in a three dimensional Euclideanspace.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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