For n dimensions, n+1 reference points are sufficient to fully define a reference frame. I just want the above line explanation. In a frame of reference, can we have one reference point or more than one?

Juan Lowe

Juan Lowe

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2022-11-16

For n dimensions, n + 1 reference points are sufficient to fully define a reference frame. I just want the above line explanation.
In a frame of reference, can we have one reference point or more than one?

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Kaeden Lara

Kaeden Lara

Beginner2022-11-17Added 23 answers

It means you need to fix a point as the origin and then you need n unit vectors for an n-dimensional frame of reference. If we consider the tips of the unit vectors and the origin as reference points then we need ( n + 1 ) reference points to define the frame of reference. All the other points in the frame of reference can be written as a linear combination of the unit vectors.

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