cauchy-schwarz inequality

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What does cauchy-schwarz inequality mean?

A theorem which states that the absolute value of the dot product between two vectors is less than or equal to the product of the magnitudes of the two vectors.

Where does cauchy-schwarz inequality come from?

Named after Augustin-Louis Cauchy and Hermann Amandus Schwarz.

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