vector field
Noun

vector field (plural vector fields)

  1. (mathematics) a function mapping a subset of \mathbb{R}^n into a subset of \mathbb{R}^n
  2. (differential geometry) a function which associates, to each point on a surface, a vector in the tangent plane of that point
Related terms Translations
  • French: champ vectoriel
  • German: Vektorfeld
  • Italian: campo vettoriale
  • Portuguese: campo vetorial
  • Russian: ве́кторное по́ле
  • Spanish: campo vectorial



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