vector space
noun
: a set of vectors along with operations of addition and multiplication such that the set is a commutative group under addition, it includes a multiplicative inverse, and multiplication by scalars is both associative and distributive
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To a category theorist, dollar values are the objects in a category called a one-dimensional vector space.
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Quanta Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
This is referred to as using the tokens in a high-dimensional vector space that will show their associations with other tokens.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Many structures in modern math—rings, fields, and vector spaces, for example—are created when more structure is added to groups.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
Using this approach, computer scientists can study the patterns that emerge within this vector space.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
Similar words, like elegant and fancy, will have similar vectors, and will also be near each other in the vector space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
This is referred to as using the tokens in a high-dimensional vector space that will show their associations with other tokens.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Many structures in modern math—rings, fields, and vector spaces, for example—are created when more structure is added to groups.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
Using this approach, computer scientists can study the patterns that emerge within this vector space.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
Similar words, like elegant and fancy, will have similar vectors, and will also be near each other in the vector space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Vector space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vector%20space. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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