vector

Definitions

General Science

• noun a shape described using coordinates of magnitude and direction
• noun an agent such as a plasmid or bacteriophage that is used to transfer a segment of DNA from one organism to another

Agriculture

• noun an insect or animal which carries a disease or parasite and can pass it to other organisms

Aviation

• noun a quantity with magnitude and direction indicated by a line of a given length, representing magnitude and specific direction
• noun a heading given to a pilot to provide navigational guidance by radar

Computing

• noun the address which directs a computer to a new memory location

Economics

• noun a series of numbers arranged one after the other in a certain direction, either vertically or horizontally

Electronics

• A graphical representation of a vector quantity.
• A one-directional array, such as a single column.
• A course or direction of an aircraft, such as that which is guided by radio-transmitted instructions.
• In computer graphics, a line whose starting and ending points are identified by specific coordinates, such as Cartesian coordinates.

Health Economics

• (written as Vector)
  In mathematics, a vector comprises numbers (called 'elements') arranged in a row (row vector) or column (column vector). A vector of n elements is referred to as n -dimensional. There is a special algebra for vectors. In epidemiology, a vector is an agent, usually insect or animal, able to carry pathogens from one organism to another.

Medical

• noun an insect or animal which carries a disease and can pass it to humans

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Contexts for “vector”

13 definitions in context
• General Science
• Agriculture
• Aviation
• Computing
• Economics
• Electronics
• Health Economics
• Medical