VECTOR
\vˈɛktə], \vˈɛktə], \v_ˈɛ_k_t_ə]\
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a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
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any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases".
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force, or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their directions are the same their magnitudes equal. Cf. Scalar.
By Oddity Software
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A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force, or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their directions are the same their magnitudes equal. Cf. Scalar.
By Noah Webster.