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

Examples of vector sum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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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