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The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object.
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(of a turn). There are 3 directions. + means a quarter-turn clockwise, - means a quarter-turn counterclockwise, and * means a half-turn. If the turn is not specified in a move, it means a quarter-turn clockwise.
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One of the three ways in which a face may be turned. + means a quarter-turn clockwise, - means a quarter-turn counterclockwise, and * means a half-turn.
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noun - A straight path away from an object that relative to the axes of an object. Directions on a planet are cardinal directions. axis vector- direction+ direction+/-1,0,0,0 left right0,+/-1,0,0 down up0,0,+/-1,0 backward forward0,0,0,+/-1 kata, delta, zant ana, upsilon, wint
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Referring to circuits, direction does not mean direction in space but one of two possible ways that you might trace out a circuit or part of a circuit. Such "directions" might be described by terms such as "clockwise" or "from the positive terminal to the negative terminal". To completely specify a current, you need to know its direction as well as its value.
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a vector with length ignored
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This refers to an angle measurement relative to the right axis increasing in the clockwise direction.
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Control input for determining the data sequence (whether ascending for clockwise or counterclockwise rotation).
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The property of a vector that distinguishes it from a scalar: while scalars have only a magnitude, vectors have both a magnitude and a direction. When graphing vectors in the xy-coordinate space, direction is usually given by the angle measured counterclockwise from the -axis to the vector.
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