About The Word Vector
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Vector
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What's The Definition Of Vector?
[n] a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
[n] any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases" [n] a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction Synonyms | Synonyms for Vector: transmitter Related Terms | Find terms related to Vector: See Also | agent | carrier | cross product | gene delivery vector | immune carrier | radius vector | ray | resultant | straight line | transducing vector | variable | variable quantity | vector product | vector sum Vector In Webster's Dictionary \Vec"tor\, n. [L., a bearer, carrier. fr. vehere, vectum,
to carry.]
1. Same as {Radius vector}.
2. (Math.) A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force,
or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their
directions are the same their magnitudes equal. Cf.
{Scalar}.
Note: In a triangle, either side is the vector sum of the
other two sides taken in proper order; the process
finding the vector sum of two or more vectors is vector
addition (see under {Addition}).
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