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vector definition - telecom
  1. A mathematical expression of a quantity, such as velocity, that possesses both magnitude (i.e., amplitude) and direction, and that may or may not be a function of time. See also amplitude.
  2. A directed line segment of such an expression. See also HCV and VQC.
  3. A set of numbers in an order that has meaning when each position is mapped to a corresponding dimension.
  4. In video, a frequency or series of frequencies associated with a video signal. See also vector quantization.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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