vector en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Italic *weɣō Latin vehō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vectorlbor. English vector Learned borrowing from Latin vector (“carrier, transporter”), from vehō (“to carry, transport, bear”), also ultimately the root of English vehicle. The “person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme” sense derives from the disease sense. The mathematics sense was coined by Irish mathematician and astronomer William Rowan Hamilton in 1846.
Meanings
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A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
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.
1914, The New Student's Reference Work:Velocity is a vector defined by the speed of an object and its direction.
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A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points. ▸ Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
The vectors in #123;#92;mathbbQ#125;#91;X#93; are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is #92;textstylex#123;42#125;#43;#92;frac1#123;137#125;x-1.
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A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points. ▸ An ordered tuple, originally one representing a directed quantity, but by extension any one-dimensional matrix.
GPU cores are essentially vector-processing units, capable of applying the same instruction on a large collection of operands.
2022 February 9, Gerassimos Barlas, Multicore and GPU Programming: An Integrated Approach, Morgan Kaufmann, →ISBN, page 398:Computers store many types of data as vectors for ease of processing.
A row vector is a matrix whose M dimension is 1. In fact, a row vector is a matrix consisting of a single row, and a column vector a matrix consisting of a single column.
2003 February 26, Julio Sanchez, Maria P. Canton, The PC Graphics Handbook, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 62:Color is stored as a vector attribute (R, G, B).
2011 March 8, Lee Lanier, Advanced Maya Texturing and Lighting, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 97:
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A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points. ▸ A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
I was told to fly out on a vector of 100 degrees to meet a strong plot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast.
2017, Mark Chambers, Tony Holmes, Nakajima B5N ‘Kate’ and B6N ‘Jill’ Units, page 32:
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A kind of dynamically resizable array.
To create a vector of students in a class, you will want the vector to be large enough […]
2004, Jesse Liberty, Bradley L. Jones, Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, page 694:
- (qualifier:operating systems) A kind of dynamically resizable array. ▸ 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.
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(attributive) A kind of dynamically resizable array. ▸ A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.
a vector image, vector graphics
- (qualifier:molecular biology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent. ▸ A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.
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A carrier of a disease-causing agent. ▸ A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
These days, their primary job is to insist that Facebook is a fun place to share baby photos and sell old couches, not a vector for hate speech, misinformation, and violent extremist propaganda.
2020 October 12, Andrew Marantz, “Why Facebook Can’t Fix Itself”, in The New Yorker:
- A carrier of a disease-causing agent. ▸ A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
- Forces, developments, phenomena, processes, systems, etc. which influence the trajectory of history (e.g. imperialism)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vectors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
rotor · raster · rotor · rotor · rotor
Deriveds
viral vector · vectorwise · biovector · adenovector · multivector · vectorcardiography · characteristic vector · vectorless · vector function · topological vector space · vector image · bivector · normed vector space · quadrivector · nanovector · pseudovector · Pauli vector · four-vector · statevector · vectorisation · radius vector · vector bundle · vector-borne · vectorise · basis vector · subvector · code vector · vectorlike · vectorial · zero vector · vector sum · phasor · attack vector · shuttle vector · polarization vector · real vector space · vectorpotential · intermediate vector boson · paravector · bitvector · vectorization · vectorcardiogram · vectorize · direction vector · minivector · transvector · revector · vectoral · vector verb · retrovector · vector algebra · vector clock · covector · supervector · vector field · vectorially · trivector · vectorscope · vector product · Killing vector field · isovector · axial vector · distance vector · support vector machine · vector boson · vector space · net magnetization vector · word vector · vector calculus
Hypernyms
tensor · tensor · tensor · tensor · matrix
Hyponyms
gradient vector · poxvector · change vector · Darboux vector · tangent vector · null vector · Poynting vector · irrotational vector · axial vector · displacement vector · latent vector · Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector · wave vector · spin vector · random vector · column vector · row vector · position vector · unit vector · normal vector · Burgers vector · proper vector · gyrovector · Euclidean vector
Translations (126)
ar مُتَّجِهاتٌ (directed quantity) · lv vektors (directed quantity) · ru ве́ктор (directed quantity) · bg вектор (directed quantity) · ta திசையன் (directed quantity) · cs vektor (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · fi kurssi (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · hu bacilusgazda (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · gl vector (directed quantity) · de Vektor (directed quantity) · bg преносител (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · pt vetor (directed quantity) · ru перено́счик (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · ar أَشِعَّةٌ (directed quantity) · yue 向量 (directed quantity) · cmn 向量 (directed quantity) · nl koers (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · sv vektor (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · ka მიმართულება (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · ru масси́в (programming: kind of array) · bg вектор (programming: kind of array) · pt vector (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · ms vektor (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · nn vektor (DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another) · cmn 矢量 (directed quantity) · ja ベクター (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · fr vecteur (directed quantity) · vi mảng một chiều (programming: kind of array) · da vektor (directed quantity) · ka ვექტორი (directed quantity) · tl tugano (directed quantity) · ga veicteoir (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · pl wektor (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · it vettore (directed quantity) · es vector (programming: kind of array) · nl vector (directed quantity) · km វ៉ិចទ័រ (directed quantity) · ga veicteoir (directed quantity) · pl przenosiciel (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · ar ناقِلٌ (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · ko 벡터 (programming: kind of array) · fi vektori (programming: kind of array) · ms vektor (programming: kind of array) · he וקטור (directed quantity) · hu vektor (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · ga veicteoir (DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another) · vi đại lượng hữu hướng (directed quantity) · el διάνυσμα (directed quantity) · pl wektor (directed quantity) · cs vektor (DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another) · tl bektor (directed quantity) · th เวกเตอร์ (directed quantity) · sh vektor (directed quantity) · cs vektor (directed quantity) · es vector (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · mn чиглэл (directed quantity) · es vector (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · fi tartunnanlevittäjä (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · mr सदिश (directed quantity) · hu betegséghordozó (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · fi vektori (directed quantity) · ja ベクトル (directed quantity) · ro vector (programming: kind of array) · hu vektor (directed quantity) · nb vektor (DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another) · ar نَواقِلُ (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · it vettore (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · ro vector (directed quantity) · fr vecteur (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · bg едномерна матрица (programming: kind of array) · io vektoro (directed quantity) · bg курс (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · pt vetor (programming: kind of array) · fi taudinkantaja (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · fi vektori (DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another) · nb vektor (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · cmn 病媒 (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · ru курс (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · cmn 載體 /载体 (DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another) · nn vektor (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · sh вектор (directed quantity) · pt vetor (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · eo vektoro (directed quantity) · gl vector (programming: kind of array) · af wektor (directed quantity) · nb vektor (directed quantity) · pl wektor (memory address containing the address of a code entry point) · vi hướng lượng (directed quantity) · mi pere (directed quantity) · lv vektors (programming: kind of array) · ca vector (directed quantity) · ka ვექტორი (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · ms vektor (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · tr vektör (directed quantity) · fa بردار (directed quantity) · cs přenašeč (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · nn vektor (directed quantity) · cs vektor (programming: kind of array) · el φορέας (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · ru ве́ктор (programming: kind of array) · ms vektor (directed quantity) · sv vektor (directed quantity) · es vector (directed quantity) · ru направле́ние (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · ka ვექტორი (programming: kind of array) · pt vector (directed quantity) · vi đại lượng có hướng (directed quantity) · hi रोगवाहक (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · hi सदिश (directed quantity) · mi kaitītaritari (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · he וקטור (programming: kind of array) · lt vektorius (directed quantity) · is vigur (directed quantity) · km វ៉ិចទ័រ (carrier of a disease-causing agent) · ar مُتَّجِهٌ (directed quantity) · ga veicteoir (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · fi levittäjä (sociology: person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme) · gl vector (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · lv vektōrs (directed quantity) · ca vector (DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another) · sl vektor (directed quantity) · ka კურსი (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · ko 벡터 (directed quantity) · ca vector (aviation: chosen course or direction for motion) · ar شُعاعٌ (directed quantity) · tr yöney (directed quantity)