Re: [Phys-l] A trivial question (was: Types of scalars)

[Tom Sandin <sandint@ncat.edu>]

octant
Definition from a 1953 Webster's:
3. Math. & Cryst. Any of the eight parts into which a space is 
divided by three co-ordinate planes.


At 1:12 PM -0500 1/4/11, ludwik kowalski wrote:
> Ignoring zero, one can say that a scaler is represented by either a 
> positive or a negative  number. Likewise, ignoring boundaries, one 
> can say that the ending of a 2D vector is in one of the four 
> quadrants. For a 3D dimensional vector the ending of a vector (the 
> tip of the arrow) is in one of the eight "regions."
>
> Replacing the word "region" by "quadrant" is not acceptable. What 
> word should I use?
>
> Ludwik
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