| n. | 1. | Same as Radius vector. |
| 2. | (Math.) A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force, or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their directions are the same and their magnitudes equal. Cf. Scalar. |
| Noun | 1. | vector - a variable quantity that can be resolved into components |
| 2. | vector - a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction | |
| 3. | vector - 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" Synonyms: transmitter |
| 1. | (mathematics) | vector - A member of a vector space. | |
| 2. | (graphics) | vector - A line or movement defined by its end points, or by the current position and one other point. See vector graphics. | |
| 3. | (operating system) | vector - A memory location containing the address
of some code, often some kind of exception handler or other
operating system service. By changing the vector to point
to a different piece of code it is possible to modify the
behaviour of the operating system. Compare hook. | |
| 4. | (programming) | vector - A one-dimensional array. |