Definition:Rotation Angle/Negative

Definition

Let $\theta$ be the rotation angle of a rotation in the Euclidean Space $\Gamma = \R^n$.

$\theta$ is defined as being negative if and only if the rotation it measures is in the clockwise direction.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angle
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angle