vector

🇺🇸 /ˈvektər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈvektə(r)/
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A vector is a mathematical quantity that has both a size and a direction.

The force acting on the object is a vector because it has both magnitude and direction.

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A vector is an organism, like an insect, that can spread a disease from one living thing to another.

Mosquitoes can be vectors of diseases like malaria and dengue.

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A vector is the path or direction that an aircraft takes when it is flying.

The pilot adjusted the vector to avoid the storm.

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n. A vector is a mathematical quantity that has both a size and a direction.; A vector is an organism, like an insect, that can spread a disease from one living thing to another.; A vector is the path or direction that an aircraft takes when it is flying.

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Plural vectors