right-hand rule
English
Use of the right-hand rule for vectors illustrated.
Noun
- A common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions.
- 1920, Chester Laurens Dawes, A Course in Electrical Engineering, page 218:
- A very convenient method for determining this relation is the Fleming right-hand rule. In this rule the fingers of the right hand are utilized as follows […]
- The systematic use of right-hand turnings to solve a maze.
- 1989, William Poundstone, Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge:
- Worse yet, the right-hand rule does not work for all mazes.
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Translations
common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions
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systematic use of right-hand turnings to solve a maze
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