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Vectorial angle

(1) A vector which has a length is equal to the magnitude of a given plane angle and which is directed so that it is perpendicular to the plane of that angle and in a sense so as to form a right handed system with the sides of the angle.

(2) The angle between the fixed line to which a direction is referred and a radius vector.

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