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|description=A '''vector''' is a pysicochemical quantity with magnitude and spatial direction of a [[gradient]]. Symbols for vectors are written in bold face. For example, [[velocity]], '''''v''''', and the fundamental [[force]]s of physics, '''''F''''', are vectors. An infinitesimal area is a vector, d'''''A''''', perpendicular to the plane. | |description=A '''vector''' is a pysicochemical quantity with magnitude and spatial direction of a [[gradient]]. Symbols for vectors are written in bold face. For example, [[velocity]], '''''v''''', and the fundamental [[force]]s of physics, '''''F''''', are vectors. An infinitesimal area is a vector, d'''''A''''', perpendicular to the plane. | ||
|info=[[Cohen 2008 IUPAC Green Book]] | |info=[[Cohen 2008 IUPAC Green Book]], [[Gnaiger 2020 BEC MitoPathways]] | ||
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{{MitoPedia concepts | {{MitoPedia concepts | ||
|mitopedia concept=Ergodynamics | |mitopedia concept=Ergodynamics | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 16 September 2022
Description
A vector is a pysicochemical quantity with magnitude and spatial direction of a gradient. Symbols for vectors are written in bold face. For example, velocity, v, and the fundamental forces of physics, F, are vectors. An infinitesimal area is a vector, dA, perpendicular to the plane.
Reference: Cohen 2008 IUPAC Green Book, Gnaiger 2020 BEC MitoPathways
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MitoPedia concepts:
Ergodynamics