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algebra > linear algebra > vector space > vector
mathematical physics > vector calculus > vector
mathematical analysis > calculus > vector calculus > vector
geometry > differential geometry > vector calculus > vector

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  • In mathematics and physics, vector is a term that refers colloquially to some quantities that cannot be expressed by a single number (a scalar), or to elements of some vector spaces. Historically, vectors were introduced in geometry and physics (typically in mechanics) for quantities that have both a magnitude and a direction, such as displacements, forces and velocity. Such quantities are represented by geometric vectors in the same way as distances, masses and time are represented by real numbers.
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_(mathematics_and_physics))

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