5 Questions
True or false: A vector in mathematics and physics refers to a quantity with a magnitude and a direction?
True
True or false: Vector can also refer to an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism?
True
True or false: Vector space refers to a space that consists of vectors and allows for vector addition and scalar multiplication?
True
True or false: In molecular biology, a vector is a DNA molecule used to artificially carry foreign genetic material into another cell?
True
True or false: In computer science, a vector is a two-dimensional array data structure?
False
Study Notes
Vector Concepts
- In mathematics and physics, a vector refers to a quantity with a magnitude and a direction.
- The term "vector" can also have a different meaning, referring to an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.
- A vector space is a mathematical space that consists of vectors and allows for vector addition and scalar multiplication.
- In molecular biology, a vector is a DNA molecule used to artificially carry foreign genetic material into another cell.
- In computer science, a vector is not a two-dimensional array data structure; this concept is incorrect.
Test your knowledge of vectors in mathematics and physics with this quiz. Explore concepts such as Euclidean vectors, vector spaces, and vector fields.
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