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Originally posted by Shadow12345
a point and a terminal vector (the ones in math and physics) are completely different, but a point and a vector (the vector that is the abstract idea of a quantity with a bunch of components) are the same because a point, no matter what basis you are in, is still a quantity which is made up of components. right? That's the only way to explain why vectors are used to represent points so much. oh well I'm not arguing over this too much but i think im right. I haven't seen anyone develop a point class: they just use vector.
Actually, no. A point isn't just "a quantity made up of components." It's a "a quantity made up of components