Vector (disambiguation)

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.

Vector may refer to:

• Vector (epidemiology) [r]: The means by which a cause of morbidity or mortality propagates, such as insects, contaminated water, etc. ^[e]
• Vector (immunology) [r]: A virus used to transfer genetic material for medical purposes ^[e] -- a virus used to transfer genetic material for medical purposes

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• Vector (mathematics) [r]: A mathematical object with magnitude and direction. ^[e]
• Vector (military) [r]: Closely related to vector (navigation) use; the path and speed needed for a projectile or combat vehicle to intercept a target ^[e] -- closely related to navigation use; the path to intercept
• Vector (navigation) [r]: A course and speed to be followed, to reach a desired reference point from the curret position and speed ^[e] -- a course and speed to follow
• Vector (virology) [r]: An organism that acts as natural host reservoir of a virus (biology) ^[e] -- an organism acting as the nature host of a virus
• Vector space [r]: A set of vectors that can be added together or scalar multiplied to form new vectors ^[e]