Phase Angle

In the context of vectors and phasors, the term phase angle refers to the angular component of the polar coordinate representation. The notation for a vector with magnitude (or amplitude) A and phase angle θ, is called angle notation.

In the context of periodic phenomena, such as a wave, phase angle is synonymous with phase.

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