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An immortal fumble by Barry Mingst (Greywolf42) (31-Jan-2004)

"Position is a scalar"
> > Physical vectors depend on something physical.  Not on arbitrary
> > coordinate systems.  A 'postion' is not a vector quantity.  (Force
> > is such a vector.) Position is a scalar (a single point) not a vector.
>
> I suggest that you learn some basic classical mechanics. Position is
> specified by a vector - thus position is indeed a vector quantity.
> No comment on the fact that the position vector depends on the choice
> of coordinate system?

Position (location) is a single mathematical point.  It is not moving.  It
is not undergoing stress.  There is no vector quantity associated with a
mathematical point.  It is always a point.  The arbitrary value of position
changes with coordinate system.  This is not a mystery.
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