vector(noun)

a variable quantity that can be resolved into components

vector(noun)

a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

vector, transmitter(noun)

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"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"

vector(noun)

(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell

vector(Noun)

A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the between two points.

vector(Noun)

An ordered tuple representing a directed quantity or the between two points.

vector(Noun)

Any member of a (generalized) vector space.

The vectors in uE00097910uE001 are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is uE00097911uE001.

vector(Noun)

A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.

vector(Noun)

A carrier of a disease-causing agent.

vector(Noun)

A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.

vector(Noun)

A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.

vector(Noun)

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.

vector(Noun)

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.

vector(Verb)

To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.

vector(Noun)

A one-dimensional array.

Vector(noun)

same as Radius vector

Vector(noun)

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