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# List of Abbreviations

This section shows typical abbreviations. For further notation, see also {ref}`Section Notation <sec-generalnotation>`.

(2D)=

**2D**: two dimensions or planar

(3D)=

**3D**: three dimensions or spatial

(abs)=

**abs**: absolute (e.g., absolute error), absolute value

(AE)=

**AE**: algebraic equations

(CMS)=

**CMS**: component mode synthesis

(coeffs)=

**coeffs**: coefficients

(COM)=

**COM**: center of mass

(DOF)=

**DOF**: degree of freedom

(EOM)=

**EOM**: equations of motion

(EP)=

**EP**: Euler parameters

(FFRF)=

**FFRF**: floating frame of reference formulation

(HT)=

**HT**: homogeneous transformation

(LHS)=

**LHS**: Left-Hand-Side (of equation)

(LTG)=

**LTG**: local-to-global

(mbs)=

**mbs**: multibody system

(min)=

**min**: minimum

(max)=

**max**: maximum

(ODE)=

**ODE**: ordinary differential equation

(ODE1)=

**ODE1**: first order ordinary differential equations

(ODE2)=

**ODE2**: second order ordinary differential equations

(pos)=

**pos**: position

(quad)=

**quad**: quadrangle, polygon with 4 vertices

(rel)=

**rel**: relative (e.g., relative error)

(RHS)=

**RHS**: Right-Hand-Side (of equation)

(Rot)=

**Rot**: rotation

(Rxyz)=

**Rxyz**: rotation parameterization: consecutive rotations around x, y and z-axis (Tait-Bryan)

(STL)=

**STL**: STereoLithography

(T66)=

**T66**: Plücker transformation

(trig)=

**trig**: triangle