unit vector

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: unit factor, unit vectors

Antonyms: unit factor, unit vectors

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|linear algebra|mathematical analysis}} A [[vector]] with the length of 1, defined as <math alt= "u-hat equals the vector u divided by its length">\mathbf{\hat{u}} = \frac{\mathbf{u}}{\|\mathbf{u}\|}</math>.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.