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A vector is a quantity that is determined by both its magnitude and its direction: thus, it is a directed line segment.
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This chapter is based on the lectures of Professor D.V. Pai, IIT Bombay, and IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
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Mathai, A.M., Haubold, H.J. (2017). Multivariable Calculus. In: Fractional and Multivariable Calculus . Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 122. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59993-9_2
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