vector in Afrikaans

vector in Afrikaans

What does "vector" mean?

1. noun In math and physics, a quantity that has both a size (magnitude) and a direction.
   "Velocity is a vector because it includes both speed and direction."
2. noun An organism, especially an insect, that carries and transmits a disease from one host to another.
   "Mosquitoes are the main vector for malaria."
3. noun In computing, a resizable list of elements, or a piece of graphics defined by mathematical outlines rather than pixels.
   "The illustrator saved the logo as a vector file so it could scale to any size."
4. verb To direct or guide something, especially an aircraft, toward a destination.
   "Air traffic control vectored the plane onto its final approach."

vector in a sentence

• Velocity is a vector because it includes both speed and direction.
• The physics teacher drew an arrow to represent the force vector.
• Mosquitoes are the main vector for malaria.
• The illustrator saved the logo as a vector file so it could scale to any size.

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