"four-vector" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: four-vectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} four-vector (plural four-vectors)
  1. (mathematics) A vector in four-dimensional vector space, especially one having three spatial dimensions and one temporal dimension. Wikipedia link: four-vector Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (vector in four-dimensional vector space): quadrivecteur [masculine] (French), quadrivettore [masculine] (Italian), quadrivetor [masculine] (Portuguese), quatro-vetor [masculine] (Portuguese), 4-vetor [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-four-vector-en-noun-7jLCRXBL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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