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orientation

definition of "clockwise" in a mathematical space
Class type of: mathematical structure Q1052451

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
mathematical concept
Subclass of
mathematical structure[2]
Part of
linear algebra, differential geometry, topology[3][4][5]
Described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[6]
Different from
orientation, orientation[7][8]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en orientation on manifold en orientation cs orientace de Orientierung de Orientierbarkeit de Orientierbar el προσανατολισμός es orientacion es orientación es orientar es sentido fa جهت (فضای برداری) fr orientation d'une base he אוריינטציה it Orientabilità it Corsa orientamento it orientamento it orientazione it Varietà orientabile ja 向き
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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BNCF Thesaurus ID
17111
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/orientation-mathematics
Freebase ID
/m/04yxjr
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/12333j9k
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
orientar-5
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0128192
MathWorld ID
ManifoldOrientation
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
16345878
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
4009401

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🔗 Connections
Part of 3
linear algebra, topology, differential geometry
Subtypes 2
orientation, orientation (vector space)
Different from 1
orientation
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Subclass of 1
mathematical structure
← Different from 1
orientation
← Has characteristic 1
angle of rotation
← Used by 1
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Summary

orientation is a mathematical concept[1].

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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