Re: anything wrong by not using "module" ?
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- Subject: Re: anything wrong by not using "module" ?
- From: Henk Boom <henk@...>
- Date: 2011年3月27日 12:25:08 -0400
On 27 March 2011 10:53, liam mail <liam.list@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> On 27 March 2011 15:33, Eduardo Ochs <eduardoochs@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> norm = function (V) return math.sqrt(V[1]^2 + V[2]^2) end,
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> Off topic: I though this was just an email typo yet the same is present in
> the link you provide. I am confused why a mathematician would use such a
> name for calculating the magnitude of a vector.
The norm is (roughly speaking) a generalization of the magnitude.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_norm
This case in particular really is the magnitude though.
henk