- vector
[vector 词源字典]
- vector: see vehicle
[vector etymology, vector origin, 英语词源] - vector (n.)
- "quantity having magnitude and direction," 1846; earlier "line joining a fixed point and a variable point," 1704, from Latin vector "one who carries or conveys, carrier" (also "one who rides"), agent noun from past participle stem of vehere "carry, convey" (see vehicle). Related: Vectorial.