Vector Definition
vĕktər
vectors
noun
vectors
A mathematical expression denoting a combination of magnitude and direction, as velocity.
Webster's New World
A one-dimensional array.
American Heritage
An animal, esp. an insect, that transmits a disease-producing organism from a host to an uninfected animal or plant.
Webster's New World
A directed line segment representing such an expression.
Webster's New World
An element of a vector space.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
vectors
To guide (a pilot, aircraft, missile, etc.) by means of a vector sent by radio.
Webster's New World
To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
Wiktionary
Origin of Vector
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Latin carrier from vehere vect- to carry wegh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
The "person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme" sense derives from the disease sense.
From Wiktionary
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From Latin vector (“carrier"), from vehō (“I carry, I bear").
From Wiktionary
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