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  1. Direction cosine

    In analytic geometry, the direction cosines (or directional cosines) of a vector are the cosines of the angles between the vector and the three positive coordinate axes. Equivalently, they are the contributions of each component of the basis to a unit vector in that direction.

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  1. Direction cosine

    In analytic geometry, the direction cosines of a vector are the cosines of the angles between the vector and the three coordinate axes. Or equivalently it is the component contributions of the basis to the unit vector.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of direction cosine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of direction cosine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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