zero vector

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English

Noun

zero vector (plural zero vectors)

(mathematics, linear algebra) A vector $0$ in a vector space $V$ such that for any $v\in V$ , $0+v=v$ ; a vector whose value in every dimension is zero; i.e., ${\vec {0}}=<0,0,\ldots ,0>$ .
The zero vector of a given vector space is the space's additive identity.

Synonyms

origin, null vector

Translations

vector whose value is zero

Danish: nulvektor c
Finnish: nollavektori (fi)
German: Nullvektor (de) m
Greek: μηδενικό διάνυσμα n (midenikó diánysma)
Romanian: vector zero m, vector nul m (less common)
Swedish: nollvektor

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