noun

vector

vector

Velocity is a vector quantity.

Velocity is a vector quantity.

Mosquitoes are a vector for malaria.

Mosquitoes are a vector for malaria.

The image was created with vector graphics.

The image was created with vector graphics.

((noun)) a quantity with direction and magnitude Velocity is a vector quantity.

((noun)) ((for sth.)) an organism that transmits a disease Mosquitoes are a vector for malaria.

Synonyms: (maths) quantity; (biology) carrier, transmitter

From Latin 'vector' meaning 'carrier', from the verb 'vehere' meaning 'to carry'.

Think of a 'vector' as something that 'carries' something else – it carries magnitude and direction in physics, or a disease in biology.

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