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vector field

vector field noun: a function mapping a subset of ℝⁿ into a subset of ℝⁿ.

vector field: a function mapping a subset of ℝⁿ into a subset of ℝⁿ
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Noun

vector field (plural vector fields)

  1. a function mapping a subset of ℝⁿ into a subset of ℝⁿ
  2. (differential geometry) a function which associates, to each point on a surface, a vector in the tangent plane of that point

vector field meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Vietnamese

vector field in Hindi

construction
सदिश क्षेत्र sadiś kṣetra

vector field in Tamil

காவிமண்டலம்

vector field in Vietnamese

construction
trường vector

Forms of vector field

pluralvector fields

Questions about vector field

What does vector field mean?
Vector field means a function mapping a subset of ℝⁿ into a subset of ℝⁿ.
What is vector field in Hindi?
Vector field in Hindi is सदिश क्षेत्र (sadiś kṣetra). See Vector field meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is vector field?
Vector field is a noun.
What is the plural of vector field?
The plural of vector field is vector fields.

Words near vector field in the dictionary

  1. vector bundle
  2. vector bundles
  3. vector calculus
  4. vector clock
  5. vector clocks
  6. vector field
  7. vector fields
  8. vector function
  9. vector functions
  10. vector graphics
  11. vector image

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vector field (page history and authors); vector field (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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