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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| New Latin, from [[Latin]], carrier, from ''vehere'' to carry | | New Latin, from [[Latin]], carrier, from ''vehere'' to carry |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1846] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1846] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
− | *1a : a [[quantity]] that has [[magnitude]] and [[direction]] and that is commonly [[represented]] by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose [[orientation]] in [[space]] represents the direction; broadly : an element of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_space vector space] | + | *1a : a [[quantity]] that has [[magnitude]] and [[direction]] and that is commonly [[represented]] by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose [[orientation]] in [[space]] represents the direction; broadly : an element of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_space vector space] |
| :b : a [[course]] or [[compass]] [[direction]] especially of an airplane | | :b : a [[course]] or [[compass]] [[direction]] especially of an airplane |
| *2a : an [[organism]] (as an insect) that transmits a pathogen | | *2a : an [[organism]] (as an insect) that transmits a pathogen |
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| *3: an [[agent]] (as a plasmid or [[virus]]) that contains or carries modified [[genetic]] material (as recombinant DNA) and can be used to introduce exogenous genes into the genome of an organism | | *3: an [[agent]] (as a plasmid or [[virus]]) that contains or carries modified [[genetic]] material (as recombinant DNA) and can be used to introduce exogenous genes into the genome of an organism |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_vector Euclidean vector], a geometric entity endowed with [[magnitude]] and [[direction]] as well as a positive-definite inner product; an element of a Euclidean vector space. In [[physics]], euclidean vectors are used to represent [[physical]] [[quantities]] that have both magnitude and direction, such as force, in contrast to scalar quantities, which have no direction. | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_vector Euclidean vector], a geometric entity endowed with [[magnitude]] and [[direction]] as well as a positive-definite inner product; an element of a Euclidean vector space. In [[physics]], euclidean vectors are used to represent [[physical]] [[quantities]] that have both magnitude and direction, such as force, in contrast to scalar quantities, which have no direction. |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_product Vector product], or cross product, an operation on two vectors in a three-[[dimensional]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_space Euclidean space], producing a third three-dimensional Euclidean vector | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_product Vector product], or cross product, an operation on two vectors in a three-[[dimensional]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_space Euclidean space], producing a third three-dimensional Euclidean vector |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgers_vector Burgers vector], a vector that [[represents]] the magnitude and direction of the [[lattice]] [[distortion]] of dislocation in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_lattice crystal lattice] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgers_vector Burgers vector], a vector that [[represents]] the magnitude and direction of the [[lattice]] [[distortion]] of dislocation in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_lattice crystal lattice] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace%E2%80%93Runge%E2%80%93Lenz_vector Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector], a ''vector'' used chiefly to [[describe]] the shape and [[orientation]] of the [[orbit]] of one astronomical body around another | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace%E2%80%93Runge%E2%80%93Lenz_vector Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector], a ''vector'' used chiefly to [[describe]] the shape and [[orientation]] of the [[orbit]] of one astronomical body around another |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_vector Normal vector], or surface normal, a ''vector'' that is ''perpendicular'' to a (hyper)surface at a [[point]] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_vector Normal vector], or surface normal, a ''vector'' that is ''perpendicular'' to a (hyper)surface at a [[point]] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_vector Random vector] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multivariate_random_variable multivariate random variable], in [[statistics]], a set of real-valued [[random]] variables that may be correlated.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_%28mathematics_and_physics%29] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_vector Random vector] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multivariate_random_variable multivariate random variable], in [[statistics]], a set of real-valued [[random]] variables that may be correlated.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_%28mathematics_and_physics%29] |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
− | *[http://gscim.com/phy/Physics_Basics/vectors.html '''''Vectors in physics'''''] Includes an embedded interactive program on ''vectors''. | + | *[https://gscim.com/phy/Physics_Basics/vectors.html '''''Vectors in physics'''''] Includes an embedded interactive program on ''vectors''. |
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| [[Category: Mathematics]] | | [[Category: Mathematics]] |
| [[Category: Physics]] | | [[Category: Physics]] |