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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Latin ''dīrectiōn-em'' , n. of [[action]] from ''dīrig-ĕre'' to direct | | Latin ''dīrectiōn-em'' , n. of [[action]] from ''dīrig-ĕre'' to direct |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: [[guidance]] or supervision of [[action]] or conduct : [[management]] | | *1: [[guidance]] or supervision of [[action]] or conduct : [[management]] |
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| <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Guidance]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Guidance '''''this link'''''].</center> | | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Guidance]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Guidance '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Direction''' is the [[information]] contained in the [[relative]] position of one [[point]] with respect to another point without the distance [[information]]. Directions may be either [[relative]] to some indicated [[reference]] (the violins in a full [[orchestra]] are typically seated to the left of the conductor), or [[absolute]] according to some previously agreed upon [[frame of reference]] (New York City lies due west of Madrid). Direction is often indicated manually by an extended index finger or [[written]] as an arrow. On a vertically oriented sign representing a [[horizontal]] [[plane]], such as a road sign, "forward" is usually indicated by an upward arrow. [[Mathematically]], direction may be [[uniquely]] specified by a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_vector unit vector] in a given basis, or equivalently by the angles made by the most direct path with respect to a specified set of axes. | + | '''Direction''' is the [[information]] contained in the [[relative]] position of one [[point]] with respect to another point without the distance [[information]]. Directions may be either [[relative]] to some indicated [[reference]] (the violins in a full [[orchestra]] are typically seated to the left of the conductor), or [[absolute]] according to some previously agreed upon [[frame of reference]] (New York City lies due west of Madrid). Direction is often indicated manually by an extended index finger or [[written]] as an arrow. On a vertically oriented sign representing a [[horizontal]] [[plane]], such as a road sign, "forward" is usually indicated by an upward arrow. [[Mathematically]], direction may be [[uniquely]] specified by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_vector unit vector] in a given basis, or equivalently by the angles made by the most direct path with respect to a specified set of axes. |
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| [[Category: Mathematics]] | | [[Category: Mathematics]] |
| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |