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A quantity having direction as well as magnitude, also, the word can be used to refer to disease-spreading organisms (such as fleas and rats).

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How can calculate Dd6 Dy11 vector group of transformer?

By calculate do you mean calculate the connections required or phasor diagrams? full question would be helpful


What type of routing algorithm does BGP use?

Best Path Algorithm, also known as Path-Vector Routing Internetworking with Cisco and Microsoft Technologies pg. 297 If you are in net+ 3rd edition like me, I do not belive this protocol is mention which leads me to believe the answer we are looking for in the study guide is Distance Vector, since BGP is a distance vector protocol. It can only be one of two in this case afaik, distance vector or Link State. :)


What are the three most commonly used file extensions for bitmap and vector?

For Vector it's .png .tif/.tiff .gif For Bitmap it's .bmp .jpg/.jpeg .gif


Find a transformation matrix which aligns a given vector Vabc with the vector K along the positive z axis?

[abc][k] [10] [a,-b] [01] [-c,k]


What are uses of vectors in technology?

Simply put, a Vector is a linear direction. It could be the direction that a line in a drawing or graph heads in, it could relate to a pattern of numbers, or it could be the direction in which a spaceship is flying. Vectors do not by their nature encompass dynamic movement as part of linear movement. EG: a river does not have one vector but many. "Movement" by the way does not neccessarily mean physical movement. There are several different kinds of vector. There are mathematical vectors, such as are found in calculations regarding shapes, there are movement vectors that describe (for example) the movement of a vehicle, there are velocity vectors which pertain to the direction in which something is impelled or compelled (a plane in flight, or when a raindrop falls, etc)... there are vectors for all sorts of things. Many vectors of many kinds can apply to the same (object) at the same time. For instance, a weather satellite may have an orientation vector of 0 (it is facing along the plane of "0"), a thrust vector of 5 (its thrusters are aimed differently to its orientation), a velocity vector of 50 (it is heading the OPPOSITE was as it is facing), and an accelleration vector of 20 (its accelleration is currently constant at 20 whatevers per whatever). So you see, a vector isn't neccessarily the direction in which something is physically moving, it is just a direction. In mathematics it is usually descriptive of a progression of numbers, eg: 1,2,3,4,5 and so on. The vector is +1 because for each progression you add 1 to reach the next. It is a line and a direction. You can apply vectors to just about anything you can think of. All something needs is a point of reference in space, time or mathematics and it can have one or several vectors.

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Where is the resultant vector lies when dot product of two vector is done?

arithmetic mean


Can you use scalar mean wind speed with vector mean wind direction?

Why would wind direction be a vector? These quantities should be the same size. You could combine them into wind velocity, which would be a vector.


What does it mean to translate a vector?

Translating a vector is sliding it parallel to the axes - without changing its magnitude or direction.


What do you mean by mean vector in statistics?

The direction in which the trend analysis points.


What vector is used for Cystic fibrosis?

If by vector you mean the organism which causes it, there is none. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition.


What does the pointing vector represent?

A vector already points, without needing an extra. I wonder if you mean "Poynting Vector" which shows the direction and magnitude of power flow in radiation.


Who is the alligator in sonic riders?

You mean Crock? The answer is Vector.


What do you mean by IVT in 8086?

Interrupt vector table


What does it mean when we say a vector is scaled?

It means that the direction of the vector is that same as before but the magnitude has been changed - by a scalar factor.


Who would win in a battel big the cat or vector the crocodile?

vector the crocodile everybody knows that I mean it big is a big softy!!


What is mean by Vector Tranding Machine?

Yup u are correct


What is the angel when vector a is same as vector b and there resultant is same as given vector a and b?

If vector a and b are truly identical, their resultant angle will be the same. Their resultant velocity will not be the same, however. Assuming you mean the magnitudes are the same, the two vectors will be at an angle of 120o