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A '''vector''' is a [[magnitude]] with a [[direction]]. Much of [[physics]] deals with vectors. An <math>\displaystyle n</math>-dimensional vector can be thought of as an ordered <math>\displaystyle n</math>-tuple of numbers within angle brackets. The set of vectors in some space is an example of a [[vector space]]. | A '''vector''' is a [[magnitude]] with a [[direction]]. Much of [[physics]] deals with vectors. An <math>\displaystyle n</math>-dimensional vector can be thought of as an ordered <math>\displaystyle n</math>-tuple of numbers within angle brackets. The set of vectors in some space is an example of a [[vector space]]. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=89911] (This is a thread about what vectors are.) | ||
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Revision as of 15:53, 23 June 2006
A vector is a magnitude with a direction. Much of physics deals with vectors. An 
-dimensional vector can be thought of as an ordered -tuple of numbers within angle brackets. The set of vectors in some space is an example of a vector space.
Related threads from AoPS forum
- [1] (This is a thread about what vectors are.)
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