vectors

Noun

vector (plural vectors)

1. 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.
   1. Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
      • The vectors in #123;#92;mathbbQ#125;#91;X#93; are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is #92;textstylex#123;42#125;#43;#92;frac1#123;137#125;x-1.
   2. An ordered tuple, originally one representing a directed quantity, but by extension any one-dimensional matrix.
      • Computers store many types of data as vectors for ease of processing.
   3. A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
      • I was told to fly out on a vector of 100 degrees to meet a strong plot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast.2017, Mark Chambers, Tony Holmes, Nakajima B5N ‘Kate’ and B6N ‘Jill’ Units, page 32
2. A kind of dynamically resizable array.
   • To create a vector of students in a class, you will want the vector to be large enough […]2004, Jesse Liberty, Bradley L. Jones, Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, page 694
   1. (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 dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.

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