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Vector

/vˈɛktər/
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(noun) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.

A vector is a unit vector if its norm is 1.
Every vector space has a basis.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In mathematics, a ____ is a quantity that has both a magnitude and a specific and direction in space today.

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