Meaning Of The Word Vector

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vector in American English
an animal, esp. an insect, that transmits a disease-producing organism from a host to a noninfected animal
to guide (a pilot, aircraft, missile, etc.) by means of a vector (sense 3) sent by radio
noun: a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude
transitive verb: to guide (an aircraft) in flight by issuing appropriate headings

vector in British English
to direct or guide (a pilot, aircraft, etc) by directions transmitted by radio
noun: a variable quantity, such as force, that has magnitude and direction and can be resolved into components that are odd functions of the coordinates. It is represented in print by a bold italic symbol: F or ̄F

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