vector

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin vector (“‘carrier’”), from vehere (“‘to carry’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈvɛktə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈvɛktɚ/
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[edit] Noun

vector (plural vectors)

1. (mathematics) a directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; an element of a vector space
   • 1914, The New Student's Reference Work:

     As examples of vector quantities may be mentioned the distance between any two given points, a velocity, a force, an acceleration, angular velocity, intensity of magnetization flux of heat.

2. (aviation) a chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft
3. (epidemiology) a carrier of a disease-causing agent
4. (sociology) a person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme from the concept of biological vector
5. (psychology) a recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality
6. the way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others
7. (computing) (operating systems) a memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt
8. (programming) A one-dimensional array.

[edit] Usage notes

• (programming) The term vector is used loosely when the indices are not (either postitive or non-negative) integers.

[edit] Derived terms

• vectorial
• vectorially
• vectorize
• change vector
• unit vector
• vector algebra
• vector field
• vector function
• vector product
• vector space

[edit] Related terms

• tuple
• (computing) ones based indexing
• (computing) zero based indexing

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[edit] Verb

to vector (third-person singular simple present vectors, present participle vectoring, simple past and past participle vectored)

1. to set (particularly an aircraft) a course toward a selected point.

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[edit] References

• The New Oxford Dictionary of English

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

vector m (Plural: vectoren, diminutive: vectortje)

1. (mathematics) an element of a vector space

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

vector m. (plural vectores)

1. vector