Vector vs. Matrix — What's the Difference?

A quantity, such as velocity, completely specified by a magnitude and a direction.

The cultural, social, or political environment in which something develops

A one-dimensional array.

A mass of fine-grained rock in which gems, crystals, or fossils are embedded

An element of a vector space.

A mould in which something, such as a record or printing type, is cast or shaped

An organism, such as a mosquito or tick, that carries disease-causing microorganisms from one host to another.

A rectangular array of quantities or expressions in rows and columns that is treated as a single entity and manipulated according to particular rules

A bacteriophage, plasmid, or other agent that transfers genetic material from one cell to another.

An organizational structure in which two or more lines of command, responsibility, or communication may run through the same individual

A force or influence.

A situation or surrounding substance within which something else originates, develops, or is contained

A course or direction, as of an airplane.

The womb.

To guide (a pilot or aircraft, for example) by means of radio communication according to vectors.

The formative cells or tissue of a specialized structure such as a hair, nail, claw, or tooth.

(mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.

See ground substance.

(mathematics) An ordered tuple representing such.

The solid matter in which a fossil or crystal is embedded.

(mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.

Groundmass.

(aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.

A mold or die.

(epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.

The principal metal in an alloy, as the iron in steel.

(sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.

A binding substance, as cement in concrete.

(psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.

(Mathematics) A rectangular array of numeric or algebraic quantities subject to mathematical operations.

The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others.en

Something resembling such an array, as in the regular formation of elements into columns and rows.

A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced and jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.

(Computers) The network of intersections between input and output leads in a computer, functioning as an encoder or a decoder.

(programming) A one-dimensional array.

A mold used in stereotyping and designed to receive positive impressions of type or illustrations from which metal plates can be cast. Also called mat2.

A graphical representation using outlines; vector graphics.

A metal plate used for casting typefaces.

(molecular biology) A DNA molecule used to carry genetic information from one organism into another.

An electroplated impression of a phonograph record used to make duplicate records.

To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.

A table of data.

(computing) To redirect to a vector, or code entry point.

The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.

Same as Radius vector.

(biology) The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.

A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force, or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their directions are the same and their magnitudes equal. Cf. Scalar.

(biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.

A variable quantity that can be resolved into components

(biology) Part of the mitochondrion.

A straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

(biology) The medium in which bacteria are cultured.

Any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease;

A term describing a controlled environment or situation in which people act or behave in ways that conform to roles pre-determined by a powerful person(s) who decides how the world is supposed to function (as if the world is but virtual reality and people but brains in a vat).

(mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.

(computing) A two-dimensional array.

(electronics) A grid-like arrangement of electronic components, especially one intended for information coding, decoding or storage.

(geology) A geological matrix.

(archaeology and paleontology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.

(analytical chemistry) The environment from which a given sample is taken.

In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.

In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.

(dyeing) The five simple colours (black, white, blue, red, and yellow) from which all the others are formed.

(material science) A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.

The womb.

The womb.

That which gives form or origin to anything

The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.

A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.

A rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns

An enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)

The body substance in which tissue cells are embedded

The formative tissue at the base of a nail

Mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface