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vector sum

noun

Definition of vector sum 

: the sum of a number of vectors that for the sum of two vectors is geometrically represented by the diagonal of a parallelogram whose sides represent the two vectors being added

First Known Use of vector sum

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

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