Pseudovector

noun

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Noun

1
A quantity that transforms like a vector under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation

Etymology

From pseudo- + vector.

Related phrases

Pauli-Lubanski pseudovector improper rotation proper rotation

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