Definition: | one of a set of linearly independent vectors, the sum of which is equal to a given vector NOTE 1 Examples: - for a given vector , where are the coordinates of U and are the base vectors, any of the vectors ,
- the projections of a vector normal and tangential to a surface (normal component and tangential component).
NOTE 2 In English, the term "component vector" may be used if "component" is used in the sense of "coordinate".
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