Why is angular velocity a pseudovector?
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In two dimensions the angular velocity is a single number with an orientation but no direction. The angular velocity in two dimensions is apseudoscalar, a quantity that changes its sign under a parity inversion (for example if one of the axes is inverted or if axes are swapped). The positive direction of rotation is taken, by convention, to be in the direction towards the yaxis from the x axis. If the parity is inverted, but the orientation of a rotation is not, then the sign of the angular velocity changes.
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