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mathematics )數學 a quantity that has both size and direction compare scalarTopics Maths and measurementc2, Physics and chemistryc2向量;矢量 - (
biology )生物 an insect, etc. that carries a particular disease from one living thing to another (傳染疾病的)介體,載體 Mosquitoes are the vectors in malaria. 蚊子是傳播瘧疾的媒介。
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a course taken by an aircraft (航空器的)航線
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘carrier’, from vehere ‘convey’.