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zero vector

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vector 0 in a vector space V such that for any v∈V, 0+v=v; a vector whose value in every dimension is zero; i.e., ⃑0=<0,0,...,0>.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • The zero vector of a given vector space is the space's additive identity.

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: sıfır vektor — vector whose value is zero
  • Danish: nulvektor — vector whose value is zero
  • Finnish: nollavektori — vector whose value is zero
  • German: Nullvektor — vector whose value is zero
  • Greek: μηδενικό διάνυσμα (midenikó diánysma) — vector whose value is zero
  • Romanian: vector zero — vector whose value is zero
  • Romanian: vector nul — vector whose value is zero
  • Swedish: nollvektor — vector whose value is zero