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component definition

com·po·nent (kəm pō′nənt)

adjective

serving as one of the parts of a whole; constituent

Etymology: L componens, prp. of componere: see composite

noun

    1. an element or ingredient
    2. any of the main constituent parts, as of a high-fidelity sound system
  2. any of the elements into which a vector quantity, as force or velocity, may be resolved: any vector is the sum of its elements

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