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==English==

{{was wotd|2006|June|3}}

 

===Etymology===

===Pronunciation===

* {{hyphenation|en|vec|tor}}

* {{rhymes|en|ɛktə(ɹ)|s=2}}

 

===Noun===

{{en-noun}}

#: {{hyper|en|tensor}}

#* {{quote-book|en|passage=As examples of '''vector''' quantities may be mentioned the distance between any two given points, a velocity, a force, an acceleration, angular velocity, intensity of magnetization flux of heat.|title=[[S:The New Student's Reference Work/Vector|The New Student's Reference Work]]|year=1914}}

# {{lb|en|mathematics}} Any member of a ([[generalize]]d) [[vector space]].

#: {{ux|en|The '''vectors''' in <math>{\mathbb Q}[X]</math> are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is <math>\textstyle x^{42}+\frac1{137}x-1</math>.}}

# {{lb|en|aviation}} A chosen [[course]] or [[direction]] for [[motion]], as of an [[aircraft]].

|passage=I was told to fly out on a '''vector''' of 100 degrees to meet a strong plot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast.}}

# {{senseid|en|carrier of a disease-causing agent}}{{lb|en|epidemiology}} A [[carrier]] of a [[disease]]-causing [[agent]].

# The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others.{{rfex|en}}

# {{lb|en|computing|operating systems}} A memory address containing the address of a [[code]] [[entry point]], usually one which is part of a [[table]] and often one that is [[dereference]]d and [[jump]]ed to during the execution of an [[interrupt]].

|passage=To create a '''vector''' of students in a class, you will want the '''vector''' to be large enough {{...}}}}

# {{lb|en|computer graphics|attributive}} A [[graphical]] [[representation]] using [[outline]]s; [[vector graphics]].

#: {{ux|en|a '''vector''' image, '''vector''' graphics}}

# {{lb|en|molecular biology}} A [[DNA]] [[molecule]] used to carry [[genetic]] information from one [[organism]] into another.

 

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====Translations====

* Tagalog: {{t|tl|tugano}}, {{t|tl|bektor}}

* Tamil: {{t+|ta|திசையன்}}

* Turkish: {{t+|tr|vektör}}, {{t+|tr|yöney}}

* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|đại lượng có hướng}}, {{t|vi|đại lượng hữu hướng}}, {{t|vi|hướng lượng}}

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* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|вектор|m}}, {{t|bg|едномерна матрица|f}}

* Czech: {{t+|cs|vektor|m}}

 

====Translations====

* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|насочвам}}

* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[asettaa]] [[kurssi]]}}

* Georgian: {{t|ka|მიმართვა}}, {{t|ka|წარმართვა}}, {{t|ka|მიმართულების მიცემა}}

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* {{anagrams|en|a=ceortv|Covert|corvet|covert}}

 

 

==Catalan==

 

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===Noun===

===Pronunciation===

* {{IPA|nl|/ˈvɛk.tɔr/}}

* {{hyphenation|nl|vec|tor}}

* {{rhyme|nl|ɛktɔr|s=2}}

 

===Noun===

 

# {{lb|nl|mathematics}} {{l|en|vector}}, an [[element]] of a [[vector space]]<!--

 

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==Galician==

 

===Noun===

 

 

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==Latin==

 

===Etymology===

 

===Pronunciation===

 

===Noun===

 

# [[bearer]], [[carrier]]

* {{desc|fr|vecteur|bor=1}}

* {{desc|gl|vector|bor=1}}

* {{desc|it|vettore|bor=1}}

* {{desc|pt|vetor|bor=1}}

{{head|la|verb form}}

 

 

===References===

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==Romanian==

 

====Derived terms====

|autovector

|eigenvector

|vectorial

|vectorización

|vector propio

|vector unitario