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Schematic illustration of a [[/vector dot product]], proportional to the product of the lengths of both vectors and the cosine of angle between them. The value is maximum if the vectors are parallel, and zero if the vectors are perpendicular. The output value is a scalar.

See also: [[/file/vector_cross_product_magnetica_png]].

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