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Vector
Vector
Vector may refer to:
In computer science
• A one-dimensional array • Vector (C++), a data type in the C++ Standard Template Library • Dope vector, a data structure used to store information about an array • Vector processor, a computer processor which works on arrays of several numbers at once • Vector graphics, images defined by geometric primitives as opposed to bitmaps • Interrupt vector, the location in memory of an interrupt handling routine • Vector (malware), methods used by computer viruses and malware to propagate themselves • Vector-06C, a computer developed in the USSR
In physics
• Physical quantities which have both amplitude and direction, such as force, velocity, acceleration, electric field... This in contrast to scalars which have no direction such as energy. In 2 or 3 dimensions, a vector is usually represented graphically as an arrow which contains information on both the amplitude and direction. A longer arrow represents a larger amplitude of the vector. In modern physics vectors are used in their general mathematical sense and can have higher dimensions than 3, and don’t neccesseraly have a direction in the spatial sense. For instance special relativity introduces the 4 vector which contains information both on space and time (t,x,y,z). Another example is electron spin which is a 2 dimensional vector specifying how much spin up and spin down an electronic spin state has.
In biology
• Vector (biology), organism that transmits diseases, infections, or foreign living material • Vector (molecular biology), vehicle used to transfer genetic material to a target cell • Plasmid vector • Viral vector, a virus modified to deliver foreign genetic material into a cell • Cloning vector • Expression vector, a plasmid specifically used for protein expression in the target • Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology
In mathematics
• Any element of a vector space • Euclidean vector, a geometric entity endowed with both length and direction, an element of a Euclidean vector space • Coordinate vector, in linear algebra, an explicit representation of an element of any abstract vector space • Probability vector, in statistics, a vector with non-negative entries that add up to one • Row vector or column vector, a onedimensional matrix often representing the solution of a system of linear equations • Tuple, an ordered list of numbers, sometimes used to represent a vector • The vector part of a quaternion, a term used in 19th century mathematical literature on quaternions.
In business
• Vector Limited, a New Zealand gas and electricity supplier • Vector Marketing, marketing arm of Alcas Corporation • Vector Motors, an automobile manufacturer • Vector W2, a concept car created by Vector Motors • Vector W8, a production car produced by Vector Motors
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Vector Graphic, an early manufacturer of 8-bit microcomputers. • Vector (company), a telecommunications company based in Poland.
Vector
• Septima Vector, a character in the Harry Potter universe • Vector, a location in the video game Final Fantasy VI • Vector Industries, an organization in the Xenosaga video game series • Vector, in the Manga and anime series Elfen Lied
In entertainment
• Vector (novel), a 1999 novel by Robin Cook • Vector (band), a 1980s New Wave rock band • The Vectors, a Swedish punk band • Vector Prime, a Star Wars novel written by R. A. Salvatore • Vectorman, a game for Sega Genesis platform
Other uses
• The Vector, the student-run newspaper of the New Jersey Institute of Technology • Vector (food), a cereal manufactured by Kellogg’s • Vector (journal), the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association • Light verb, or vector, in grammar, a verb participating in complex predication • Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular, an online journal • Vector, the British Army version of the Pinzgauer High Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle • Vector art, a graphic file
Fictional characters and elements
• Vector the Crocodile, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series • Vector (Battle Angel Alita), a character in the Battle Angel Alita manga series • Vector Sigma, a computer in the Transformers universe
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