Video: Fossil: Definition, Types, Characteristics & Examples. Fossils provide scientists with many clues about Earth's history, offering evidence of dinosaurs and strange plants that existed in the past. This lesson will define a fossil, look at different types and characteristics of fossils, and then describe how fossils are formed.
The final result of the dot product process can be: 1  Zero: we don't have any growth in the original direction. 2  Positive number: we have some growth in the original direction. 3  Negative number: we have negative (reverse) growth in the original direction.
up vote 1 down vote. 2D cross products are more properly called 2d wedge products. Wedge products generalize to other dimensions, but cross products are always 3d wedge products. The usual operator symbol for a wedge product is ^ . You can use 2d wedge products to determine if one vector is to the left or the right of another one. If vector A is to the right of vector B, then, if A is to the left. If they are parallel or either of them is 0, then A ^ B = 0. In vector graphics, 2d wedge products can be used to analyze the intersection of 2 parametrized curves, e.g. for removing portions of one curve that lies to the right of another.