Definition:Vector Quantity/Component/Also known as
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Component of Vector: Also known as
The components of a vector quantity $\mathbf a$ as defined above can also be referred to as the projections of $\mathbf a$.
Some older sources refer to them as resolutes or resolved parts.
Sources
- 1921: C.E. Weatherburn: Elementary Vector Analysis ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$. Addition and Subtraction of Vectors. Centroids: Components of a Vector: $7$. The unit vectors $\mathbf i$, $\mathbf j$, $\mathbf k$
- 1970: George Arfken: Mathematical Methods for Physicists (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$ Vector Analysis $1.1$ Definitions, Elementary Approach