Sekirov Dictionary

vector

UK /ˈvɛktə/US /ˈvɛktɚ/

noun 12
verb 2
forms 3

noun12

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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.
Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
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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.
A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.
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A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
- These days, their primary job is to insist that Facebook is a fun place to share baby photos and sell old couches, not a vector for hate speech, misinformation, and violent extremist propaganda. — 2020
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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
[before a noun] A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.
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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
Forces, developments, phenomena, processes, systems, etc. which influence the trajectory of history (e.g. imperialism)
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.
A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.

verb2

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To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
- […] if love is vectored toward an object and Elinor's here flies toward Marianne, Marianne's in turn toward Willoughby. — 1994
To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.

forms

vectored · vectoring · vectors

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