vector sum
noun
: 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
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The electric field at any point is just the vector sum of the fields due to each charge.
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WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
Since each set of directions is what mathematicians call a vector, the combination is a vector sum.
—Dana MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
The total force is just the vector sum of these two forces (called the net force).
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 8 Oct. 2020
This means that the total electric field at any location is the vector sum of the electric field due to whatever point charges are nearby.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2019
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WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
Since each set of directions is what mathematicians call a vector, the combination is a vector sum.
—Dana MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
The total force is just the vector sum of these two forces (called the net force).
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 8 Oct. 2020
This means that the total electric field at any location is the vector sum of the electric field due to whatever point charges are nearby.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2019
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“Vector sum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vector%20sum. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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