How to find absolute value of a vector in this

Ben Shaver

Ben Shaver

Answered question

2021-12-16

How to find absolute value of a vector in this question?
a = {1, 3, 5}
Then in formulas see this |a|

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Lynne Trussell

Lynne Trussell

Beginner2021-12-17Added 32 answers

Absolute value of a vector means taking second norm of the vector i.e. ∥x∥. That means the same thing as
x12+x22++xn2
I don't understand why some top researchers in computer science abuse the notation where |x| is widely used for absolute value of scalars in math.
I have also seen papers using |x| to mean absolute value of each component of the vector x. In summary, meaning will depends upon the context and author.
Suhadolahbb

Suhadolahbb

Beginner2021-12-18Added 32 answers

Keep in mind that absolute value is distance from zero. So you can use the distance formula to find the absolute value:
x2+y2+z2

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