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What is the difference between vector and velocity?

vector | velocity |

As nouns the difference between vector and velocity

is that vector is a directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points while velocity is a vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component.

As a verb vector

is to set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.

vector

English

(wikify) (wikipedia vector)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
  • *
  • (mathematics) An ordered tuple representing a directed quantity or the (soplink) between two points.
  • (mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
    • The vectors in {\mathbb Q}[X] are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is x^{42}+\frac1{137}x-1.
  • (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
  • (senseid)(epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
  • (sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
  • (psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
  • The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others.
  • (computing, operating systems) A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced]] and [[jump, jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
  • (programming) A one-dimensional array.

    • Usage notes

    * (programming) The term is used loosely when the indices are not (either positive or non-negative) integers.

    Hypernyms

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    Hyponyms

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    Derived terms

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
  • * 1994 , Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Tendencies
    • if love is vectored toward an object and Elinor's here flies toward Marianne, Marianne's in turn toward Willoughby.

    References

    * The New Oxford Dictionary of English

    Anagrams

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    velocity

    English

    Noun

  • (physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component.
  • Rapidity of motion.
  • The rate of occurrence.
  • (economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.

    • Derived terms

    * angular velocity * phase velocity * escape velocity