vector

ベクトル

一定方向への速度のように、大きさと向きの両方を持つ量。

やさしい英語で： A quantity, such as speed in a particular direction, described by both its size and its direction.

• The arrow shows the force vector.
• These two vectors point in opposite directions.
• We calculated the vector's magnitude and direction.

よく使う表現： velocity vector, force vector, vector magnitude, vector direction

ベクター画像、ベクターグラフィック

線や図形で表され、大きさを変えても鮮明さを保つ画像。

やさしい英語で： An image described by lines and shapes, so it stays clear when its size changes.

• Save the logo as a vector.
• Vector graphics stay sharp when enlarged.
• The designer converted the sketch into a vector image.

類義語： vector graphic

よく使う表現： vector image, vector graphics, vector drawing, vector format

媒介生物、媒介動物

人や動物から別の人や動物へ病気を運ぶ、昆虫などの生き物。

やさしい英語で： An animal, often an insect, that carries disease from one person or animal to another.

• This mosquito is a vector for malaria.
• Ticks act as vectors for several diseases.
• Removing standing water helps control disease vectors.

類義語： carrier

よく使う表現： disease vector, insect vector, malaria vector, vector control

ベクトル

数学や計算で使う、数などの値を決まった順序に並べたもの。

やさしい英語で： A list of numbers or other values arranged in a fixed order, used in mathematics and computing.

• The vector contains three numbers.
• Store each set of values as a vector.
• The program compares vectors of the same length.

よく使う表現： row vector, column vector, data vector, vector elements