"four-vector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: four-vectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} four-vector (plural four-vectors)
  1. (mathematics) A vector or matrix in three-dimensional space written in four dimensions, which can describe both translations and linear transformations. Wikipedia link: four-vector Translations (vector in four-dimensional vector space): quadrivecteur [masculine] (French), quadrivettore [masculine] (Italian), quadrivetor [masculine] (Portuguese), quatro-vetor [masculine] (Portuguese), 4-vetor [masculine] (Portuguese)

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