English

Noun

vector ‎(plural vectors)

1. (mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
   • 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. (mathematics) An ordered tuple representing a directed quantity or the signed difference between two points.
3. (mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.

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

4. (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
5. (epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
6. (sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
7. (psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
8. 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.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
9. (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.
10. (programming) A one-dimensional array.
    • 2004, Jesse Liberty, ‎Bradley L. Jones, Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days (page 694)

      To create a vector of students in a class, you will want the vector to be large enough […]

11. (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.

Hypernyms

• tensor

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

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

1. To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
   • 1994, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Tendencies

     […] if love is vectored toward an object and Elinor's here flies toward Marianne, Marianne's in turn toward Willoughby.

2. (computing) To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.

Translations

References

• The New Oxford Dictionary of English

Anagrams

• covert

Catalan

Noun

vector m ‎(plural vectors)

1. vector

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

vector m ‎(plural vectoren, diminutive vectortje n)

1. (mathematics) an element of a vector space

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwek.tor/, [ˈwɛk.tɔr]

Noun

vector m ‎(genitive vectōris); third declension

1. bearer, carrier
2. passenger

Inflection

Third declension.

Verb

vector

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of vectō

References

• vector in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• vector in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • passengers: vectores (Phil. 7. 9. 27)
    

Portuguese

Noun

vector m (plural vectores)

1. Superseded spelling of vetor.

Spanish

Noun

vector m ‎(plural vectores)

1. vector

Related terms

• vectorial

Derived terms

• autovector
• eigenvector
• vector propio
• vector unitario