🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

向量

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiàngliàng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vector/ˈvɛk.tər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"速度是一个既有大小又有方向的向量。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A quantity having direction as well as magnitude, especially as determining the position of one point in space relative to another.

    "The wind speed and direction can be represented by a vector."
  2. 2

    An organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another.

    "Mosquitoes are the primary vector for malaria."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'vector' originates from the Latin word 'vector', meaning 'carrier', derived from 'vehere', which means 'to carry'. It evolved in the 19th century to describe a quantity having direction and magnitude in mathematics and physics.

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