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Meaning of 'vector'
Meaning of 'vector' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Vector 
[ n.]
- Same as Radius vector. [ n.]- 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.
Meaning of 'vector' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. vector [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
- any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
Example in sentence:
- aphids are transmitters of plant diseases;
- fleas are vectors of the plague;
- mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever;
- when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects
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