Definition:Like Vector Quantities

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Definition

Let $\mathbf a$ and $\mathbf b$ be vector quantities.

Then $\mathbf a$ and $\mathbf b$ are known as like vector quantities if and only if they have the same direction.

Sources

• 1921: C.E. Weatherburn: Elementary Vector Analysis ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$. Addition and Subtraction of Vectors. Centroids: Definitions: $3$. Definitions of terms