zero vector
Noun
Meaning
zero vector (plural zero vectors)
(mathematics) (Should we delete this sense?) A vector whose value in every dimension is zero. i.e.
0
→
=<
0
,
0
,
…
,
0
>
{\displaystyle {\vec {0}}=<0,0,\ldots,0>}
(linear algebra) A vector
0
{\displaystyle 0}
in a vector space
V
{\displaystyle V}
such that for any
v
∈
V
{\displaystyle v\in V}
,
0
+
v
=
v
{\displaystyle 0+v=v}
.
Synonyms
Examples
The following expression explicitly gives the subspace N : citation : In the quotient, where N is mapped to the zero vector, the following equalities, : all hold (unlike in F(V × W) ), which is exactly what is desired.
Hamilton called pure imaginary quaternions right quaternions citation citation and real numbers (considered as quaternions with zero vector part) scalar quaternions.
Since matrix multiplication has no effect on the zero vector (i.
So : is the units of : A dimensionless variable is a quantity with fundamental dimensions raised to the zeroth power (the zero vector of the vector space over the fundamental dimensions), which is equivalent to the kernel of this matrix.
That is: : ;Zero vector The zero vector is the vector with length zero.