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Which inequality states that the absolute value of the inner product of two vectors is less than or equal to the product of their norms?

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Cauchy-Schwarz inequality

This inequality is fundamental to the study of inner product spaces and is used to prove the Triangle Inequality. It leads to the definition of the angle between two vectors in high-dimensional spaces.

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