向量

xiàngliàng

noun #35,044

Meanings

1 vector (mathematics, physics)

Characters

direction, toward

quantity, measure

Examples

在物理课上我们学了向量的加法。

Zài wùlǐ kè shàng wǒmen xué le xiàngliàng de jiāfǎ.

In physics class we learned vector addition.

这个机器学习模型用向量表示词语。

Zhège jīqì xuéxí móxíng yòng xiàngliàng biǎoshì cíyǔ.

This machine-learning model represents words as vectors.

Tips

memory

Literal 'directed quantity' — a quantity (量) with a direction (向). The mainland math/physics term; Taiwan often uses 向量 too but also 矢量 (shǐliàng) is common in mainland physics.

Stroke Order

向 xiàng

量 liàng