Position (vector)
In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector which represents the position of a point P in space in relation to an arbitrary reference origin O. Usually denoted s or r, it corresponds to the displacement from O to P:
Frequently this is used in two-dimensional or three-dimensional space, but can be easily generalized to Euclidean spaces in any number of dimensions.
Read more about Position (vector): Derivatives of Position, Relationship To Displacement Vectors
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