- vector field
- noun Date: circa 1922 a set of vectors that is defined in relation to a function such that each point of the function is associated with a vector from the set
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vector field — /ˈvɛktə fild/ (say vektuh feeld) noun a region, each point of which is characterised by a definite value of some vector quantity; a field of force …
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