vector

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

vectors

1.
(mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
Velocity is a vector defined by the speed of an object and its direction.
2.
(programming) A kind of dynamically resizable array.
3.
(epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
4.
(history) Forces, developments, phenomena, processes, systems, etc. which influence the trajectory of history (e.g. imperialism)

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

vectors

V_ing/Gerund

vectoring

V_ed/pp

vectored

1.
To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
2.
(computing) To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.

Nguồn gốc từ

Latin vector (carrier, transporter), from vehō (to carry, transport, bear), also ultimately the root of English vehicle.