vector sum

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noun Mathematics.

the vector obtained by applying vector addition to two or more given vectors.

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Origin of vector sum

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby vector sum

vector function, vector graphic, vector graphics, vector product, vector space, vector sum, vecture, vecturist, Veda, vedalia, Vedanta

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How to use vector sum in a sentence

Is it True that “Gays vs. Traditionalists are a Zero-Sum Game”?
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Willima and Kate raised a similar sum at a private dinner for just 30 philanthropists on Sunday night.
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On the other hand, they are viewing their donors, and their future children, not as whole people but as the sum of certain parts.
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But when it comes to the value of antiquities for human history, the sum of the parts is not greater than the whole.
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She later sued him alleging a vicious cycle of abuse, and he settled with his ex-wife out of court for an undisclosed sum.
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It was such a magnificent sum that Sol did not feel like taking the familiarity with it of mentioning it aloud.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Of which the sum is that all the parties to the case are evidently, for the time being, Protestants!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
I've tried to teach lots of folks; an' sum learns quick, an' some don't never learn; it's jest 's 't strikes 'em.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The King now increased it to the enormous sum of two shilling and ten pence.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
With that sum, twice as much infantry could be maintained as that which your Majesty has here.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for vector sum

vector sum

noun

a vector whose length and direction are represented by the diagonal of a parallelogram whose sides represent the given vectorsSee also resultant

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