vector

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Synonyms: sector, hector, rector, victor, lector, ector, vactor, vektor, pector

Antonyms: sector, hector, rector, victor, lector, ector, vactor, vektor, pector

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|geometric}} {{lb|en|mathematics|physics}} A [[directed]] [[quantity]], one with both [[magnitude]] and [[direction]]; the [[signed]] [[difference]] between two [[points]].
2. {{lb|en|data structure}} A kind of dynamically [[resizable]] [[array]].
3. {{senseid|en|carrier of a disease-causing agent}}{{lb|en|epidemiology}} A [[carrier]] of a [[disease]]-causing [[agent]].
4. {{lb|en|history}} Forces, developments, phenomena, processes, systems, etc. which influence the trajectory of history (e.g. imperialism)

Verb

1. To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
2. {{lb|en|computing}} To redirect to a [[#Noun|vector]], or code entry point.

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