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In mathematics and physics:

• An element in a vector space, often represented as a coordinate vector
• Vector (spatial), an object defined by both magnitude and direction; in contrast to a scalar, an object with magnitude only
• Probability vector, a coordinate vector with nonnegative entries summing to one, representing a discrete probability distribution
• A one-dimensional, directional matrix: a row vector or column vector

In computer science: In mathematics, a vector space (or linear space) is a collection of objects (called vectors) that, informally speaking, may be scaled and added. ... In linear algebra, a coordinate vector is an explicit representation of a vector in an abstract vector space as an ordered list of numbers or, equivalently, as an element of the coordinate space Fn. ... A vector going from A to B. In physics and in vector calculus, a spatial vector, or simply vector, is a concept characterized by a magnitude and a direction. ... In mathematics and statistics, a probability vector or stochastic vector is a vector with non-negative entries that add up to one. ... In linear algebra, a row vector is a 1 × n matrix, that is, a matrix consisting of a single row: The transpose of a row vector is a column vector. ... In linear algebra, a column vector is an m × 1 matrix, i. ...

• A one-dimensional array
  • Vector (STL), a data type in the C++ Standard Template Library
• Dope vector, a data structure used to store information about an array
• Vector processor, a computer processor which works on arrays of several numbers at once
• Vector graphics, images defined by geometric primitives as opposed to bitmaps
• Interrupt vector, the location in memory of an interrupt handling routine
• Vector (malware), methods that computer viruses and malware use to propagate themselves (by analogy to biological vectors)
• Vector-06C, a computer developed in the USSR

In biology: This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Vector (or std::vector) is a C++ implementation of the dynamic array data structure. ... C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... In computer programming, a dope vector is a data structure used to hold information about an array, especially its memory layout. ... Processor board of a CRAY YMP vector computer A vector processor, or array processor, is a CPU design that is able to run mathematical operations on multiple data elements simultaneously. ... Example showing effect of vector graphics versus raster graphics. ... Interrupt vector Computing term. ... A vector in computing, specifically when talking about malicious code such as viruses or worms, is the method that this code uses to propagate itself or infect the computer and this sense is similar to, and derived from, its meaning in biology. ... Vector-06C (Russian: Вектор-06Ц) is a home computer that was designed and mass produced in USSR in the late 1980s. ...

• Vector (biology), traditionally, an organism that transmits diseases or infections; by extension, any organism that transports foreign living material
  • Vector control, methods for controlling diseases by targeting their vectors
• Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology
• In molecular biology:
  • Viral vector, a virus modified to deliver genetic material into a cell
  • Vector DNA, a DNA fragment that carries foreign DNA into a host cell
  • Cloning vector, used in genetic engineering processes

In games and fiction: In epidemiology, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. ... Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the vectors of vector born diseases, for which the pathogen (e. ... The Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology, also known as the Vector Institute is a highly sophisticated biological research center in Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. ... Viral vectors are a tool commonly used by biologists to deliver genetic material into cells inside a living organism or cultured in vitro. ... A Vector DNA is a small piece of DNA containing regulatory and coding sequences of interest. ... The pGEX-3x plasmid is a popular cloning vector. ...

• Vector, the capital of the Empire in the videogame Final Fantasy VI
• Vector Industries, the interplanetary conglomerate in the Xenosaga videogame series
• Vector the Crocodile, a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog videogames series
• Vector (Battle Angel Alita), a character in the Battle Angel Alita manga series and OVA
• Vector Prime
• Vector Sigma, the computer in the Transformers universe
• Septima Vector, the Hogwart's Arithmancy teacher in the Harry Potter universe
• A type of telekinetic force possessed by diclonius in the anime and manga series Elfen Lied
• Vectorman, a game for Sega Genesis platform

In company names: This article may not meet Wikipedias content policies because it lacks an encyclopedic perspective. ... The following is a list of factions and organizations from the PS2 series Xenosaga. ... Vector the Crocodile is a video game character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series and leader of the Chaotix detective team who debuted in the game Knuckles Chaotix. ... Vector in Battle Angel Alita Vector is a fictional character in Battle Angel Alita. ... Vector Prime is the first installment of the New Jedi Order series set in the Star Wars universe. ... Vector Sigma. ... The following are minor teachers at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling. ... It has been suggested that Kouta be merged into this article or section. ... Vectorman is a platform video game created by Sega and BlueSky Software for use on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis system. ...

• Vector Limited, a New Zealand gas and electricity supplier
• Vector Marketing, the marketing arm of Alcas Corporation, the firm that sells Cutco knives
• [VECTOR], telecommunication systems integrator
• Vector Supercars, an automobile manufacturer
  • Vector W2, a concept car created by Vector Supercars

Other uses: Vector Limited is a company in New Zealand. ... Vector Marketing is the domestic sales arm of Alcas Corporation, the Olean, New York-based company that manufactures Cutco products. ... Vector Aeromotive Corporation is an automobile manufacturer originally based in California, but later moved to Florida. ... Vector W2 The Vector W2 was a Concept Car created by Vector Supercars in 1981. ...

• A vector is the secondary element in a verb-verb compound or compound verb
• Vector (food), a cereal manufactured by Kellogg's
• Vector (novel), a 1999 novel by Robin Cook
• Vector (Henry Sutton novel), a 1970 novel by Henry Sutton
• Vector (band), a 1980s New Wave rock band
• Vector is the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association
• Vector Magazine is the journal of the British APL Association
• "Vector - art and culture in context" magazine (Iasi, Romania) is a publication which mainly analyses the regional artistic and cultural situation of the South East European countries, in the process of transition, and of the Middle East region, subdued by the pressures of conflicts. Acting as a project-platform, Vector intends to redistribute the relevant information, to assure the cultural exchange and to facilitate the possibility for carrying out a regional cultural expertise.
• Vector, a song from Command and Conquer: Red Alert, composed by Frank Klepacki

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