right-hand rule en · NOUN
Meanings
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A common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions.
A very convenient method for determining this relation is the Fleming right-hand rule. In this rule the fingers of the right hand are utilized as follows[…]
1920, Chester Laurens Dawes, A Course in Electrical Engineering, page 218:
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The systematic use of right-hand turnings to solve a maze.
Worse yet, the right-hand rule does not work for all mazes.
1989, William Poundstone, Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge:
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fi oikean käden sääntö (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions) · de Drei-Finger-Regel (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions) · de Rechte-Hand-Regel (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions) · pl reguła prawej dłoni (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions) · fi oikean käden sääntö (systematic use of right-hand turnings to solve a maze) · bg правило на дясната ръка (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions) · id kaidah tangan kanan (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions) · tr sağ el kuralı (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions) · pt regra da mão direita (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions) · es regla de la mano derecha (common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions)