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Game Physics Cookbook
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Game Physics Cookbook

by Gabor Szauer
March 2017
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
11h 3m
English
Packt Publishing
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Vector definition

A vector is an n-tuple of real numbers. A tuple is a finite ordered list of elements. An n-tuple is an ordered list of elements which has n dimensions. In the context of games n is usually 2, 3, or 4. An n-dimensional vector Vector definition is represented as follows:

Vector definition

The subscript numbers Vector definition are called the components of the vector. Components are expressed as a number or as a letter corresponding to the axis that component represents. Subscripts are ...

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