Vector Calculations in LISP

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Published on 2010-05-26T12:04:28Z Indexed on 2010/05/26 12:21 UTC
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How can I perform vector calculations in lisp, such as magnitude of a vector, norm of a vector, distance (between two points), dot product, cross product, etc.

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