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Scalar (adjective)
Having magnitude but not direction
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Scalar (adjective)
Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array)
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Scalar (adjective)
Of, or relating to scale
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Scalar (adjective)
Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
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Scalar (noun)
A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector
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Scalar (noun)
An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input
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Vector (noun)
A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
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Vector (noun)
An ordered tuple representing a directed quantity or the signed difference between two points.
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Vector (noun)
Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
“The vectors in {mathbb Q}[X] are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is textstyle x^{42}+frac1{137}x-1.”
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Vector (noun)
A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
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Vector (noun)
A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
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Vector (noun)
A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
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Vector (noun)
A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
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Vector (noun)
The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others.en
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Vector (noun)
A memory address containing the address of a dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
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Vector (noun)
A one-dimensional array.
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Vector (noun)
A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.
“raster”
“a vector image”
“vector graphics”
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Vector (noun)
A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.
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Vector (verb)
To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
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Vector (verb)
To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.