relative direction
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information contained in the relative position of one point of space with respect to another, disregarding distance
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Encyclopedic overview
Three line segments with the same direction Examples of two 2D direction vectors Two airplanes in parallel (and opposite) directions
In geometry, direction, also known as spatial direction, vector direction or relative direction, is the common characteristic of all rays which coincide when translated to share a common endpoint; equivalently, it is the common characteristic of vectors (such as the relative position between a pair of points) which can be made equal by scaling (by some positive scalar multiplier).
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