I read about it and did some googling, but didn’t really understand it. I was hoping someone here could break it down for me. I’d appreciate both examples and definitions on the terms, as well as of course, an explanation.
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A vector is something that has a magnitude and a direction. A scalar has magnitude but no direction.
I weigh 220 lbs. That’s a scalar.
Get in your car and drive north for 10 km. That’s a vector – it has a magnitude (10 km) and a direction (north)
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