Space Glossary Definition (English)
Vector Defined
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"Thought of as an arrow, it is anything having both magnitude and direction. The magnitude could be strength or intensity or length, and many other possibilities. Some examples of vectors in space physics are the magnetic field observed at any point in space, the velocity of a particle, solar wind particle flux, its acceleration, any force, and the electric and gravitational fields, and even the displacement of a spacecraft from one point to another."
, "A quantity that is expresses direction and magnitude."
, "A physical quantity having both magnitude (= strength or intensity) and direction. The magnetic field observed at any point in space is a vector; other examples are velocity, acceleration, force and the electric field, which maps the electric force acting on ions and electrons. Equations involving vectors tend to be more complicated, as they have to describe three-dimensional structure."
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