vector - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vector' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vector

[ n.]

- Same as Radius vector.
- 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]

Meaning (1):
- 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

Nearby Words:

vection vectitation vecture

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Vector
Vector is an agent, such as an insect, capable of mechanically or biologically transferring a pathogen from one organism to another.
Distance-vector algorithm
Distance-vector algorithm is one method of determining the best route available for a packet. Distance-vector protocols count the number of

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