Definition:Scalar Product
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Scalar Product may refer to:
- Scalar Multiplication: the operation of multiplying a vector $\mathbf a$ by a scalar $\lambda$ to form a new vector $\lambda \mathbf a$.
- Dot Product: the operation $\mathbf a \cdot \mathbf b$ whereby two vector quantities $\mathbf a$ and $\mathbf b$ of the same dimension are combined to form a scalar.
- Inner Product: the operation $\innerprod {\mathbf a}{\mathbf b}$ whereby two vectors $\mathbf a, \mathbf b$ in the same vector space are combined to form a scalar.