vector
vector - English
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: vec‧tor
- (UK) IPA: /ˈvɛktə/
- (US) enPR: vĕk'tər, IPA: /ˈvɛktɚ/
Noun
vector (plural vectors)
- (mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
- Hypernym: tensor
- (mathematics) An ordered tuple representing such.
- (mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
- The vectors in are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is .
- (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
- (epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
- (sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
- (psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
- 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.
- (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.
- (programming) A one-dimensional array.
- (computer graphics, attributive) A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.
- Coordinate term: raster
- a vector image, vector graphics
- (molecular biology) A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.
Usage notes
- (programming): The term vector is used loosely when the indices are not (either positive or non-negative) integers.
Hyponyms
- axial vector
- Burgers vector
- change vector
- column vector
- Darboux vector
- displacement vector
- Euclidean vector
- gradient vector
- gyrovector
- Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector
- normal vector
- null vector
- position vector
- Poynting vector
- poxvector
- random vector
- row vector
- spin vector (spinor)
- tangent vector
- unit vector
- wave vector
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Verb
vector (third-person singular simple present vectors, present participle vectoring, simple past and past participle vectored)
- To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
- (computing) To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
vector - Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA: /vəkˈto/
- (Central) IPA: /bəkˈto/
- (Valencian) IPA: /vekˈtoɾ/
Noun
vector m (plural vectors)
Derived terms
vector - Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈvɛk.tɔr/
- Hyphenation: vec‧tor
Noun
vector m (plural vectoren, diminutive vectortje n)
- (mathematics) vector, an element of a vector space
Derived terms
- eenheidsvector
- eigenvector
- normaalvector
- nulvector
- raakvector
- vectoralgebra
- vectoranalyse
- vectordifferentiatie
- vectorlimiet
- vectorproduct
- vectorruimte
- vectorvermenigvuldiging
vector - Galician
Noun
vector m (plural vectores)
Derived terms
vector - Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA: /ˈu̯ek.tor/, [ˈu̯ɛkt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈvek.tor/, [ˈvɛkt̪or]
Noun
vector m (genitive vectōris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | vector | vectōrēs |
Genitive | vectōris | vectōrum |
Dative | vectōrī | vectōribus |
Accusative | vectōrem | vectōrēs |
Ablative | vectōre | vectōribus |
Vocative | vector | vectōrēs |
Related terms
Descendants
Verb
vector
- first-person singular present passive indicative of vectō
vector - Portuguese
Noun
vector m (plural vectores)
- Superseded spelling of vetor. (Superseded in Brazil by the 1943 spelling reform and by the Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 elsewhere. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn’t come into effect.)
vector - Romanian
Noun
vector m (plural vectori)
Declension
vector - Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /beɡˈtoɾ/ [beɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- Syllabification: vec‧tor
Noun
vector m (plural vectores)