vectors

vec*tor

noun

{bc}a quantity that has magnitude and direction and that is commonly represented by a directed line segment whose length represents the magnitude and whose orientation in space represents the direction

vector

verb

{bc}to guide (something or someone, such as an airplane, its pilot, or a missile) in flight by means of a radioed vector

characteristic vector

noun

{bc}{sx|eigenvector||}

zero vector

noun

{bc}a vector which is of zero length and all of whose components are zero