Euclidean vector
geometric object that has magnitude (or length) and direction
end-to-end vector
vector that points from one end of a polymer to the other
state vector
in navigation, a set of data describing exactly where an object is located in space
vector clock
algorithm for partial ordering of events and detecting causality in distributed systems
position vector
vector representing the position of a point with respect to a given origin and axes
direction
information contained in the relative position of one point of space with respect to another, disregarding distance and initial point
row and column vectors
linear algebra
displacement
physical phenomenon occuring when an object is largely immersed in a fluid, pushing it out of the way and taking its place
tangent vector
vector tangent to a curve or surface at a given point
wave vector
vector pointing in the direction of a wave and whose magnitude is equal to the wavenumber
feature vector
n-dimensional vector of numerical features that represent a certain object
vector quantity
physical quantity that is a vector
normal vector
vector perpendicular to a plane
unit normal vector
vector of length one which is perpendicular to a surface