ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Paravector

A paravector is a special kind of mathematical object that helps us understand how things move and rotate in space. It's like a special kind of number that has two parts - one for the direction we're moving or rotating in, and one for how much we're moving or rotating.

Imagine you're playing with blocks, and you want to move a block from one spot to another. You might think of the directions you need to move the block - maybe you need to push it up, or to the right. That direction is like the first part of a paravector - it tells us which way we're moving.

But we also need to know how far we're moving the block - maybe we're just moving it a little bit, or maybe we're moving it a lot. That's the second part of a paravector - it tells us how much we're moving.

Paravectors are really useful because they let us do lots of cool things with math. We can use them to understand how things move and rotate in space, and even to make computer simulations of those movements. So next time you're playing with blocks or anything else that moves, remember that there's a special kind of number called a paravector that helps us understand it all!