vector

1. (mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.Examples: "Velocity is a vector defined by the speed of an object and its direction."; "As examples of vector quantities may be mentioned the distance between any two given points, a velocity, a force, an acceleration, angular velocity, intensity of magnetization flux of heat."; "I was told to fly out on a vector of 100 degrees to meet a strong plot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast."

2. (mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.Examples: "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."

3. (mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.Examples: "Computers store many types of data as vectors for ease of processing."; "A row vector is a matrix whose M dimension is 1. In fact, a row vector is a matrix consisting of a single row, and a column vector a matrix consisting of a single column."; "Color is stored as a vector attribute (R, G, B)."

4. (mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.

5. (mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.

6. (programming) A kind of dynamically resizable array.Examples: "To create a vector of students in a class, you will want the vector to be large enough […]"