vector

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While high-dimensional vectors can be compressed through vector quantization, that technique comes with its own memory issues as it requires calculating and storing additional data, “partially defeating the purpose of vector quantization,” Google said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

The solution Sims introduced was a statistical tool called a vector autoregression, or VAR.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

In the Middle Ages, rats served as the reservoir for Y. pestis, while fleas acted as the vector that spread the bacterium.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Irked residents across Southern California have recently complained to their vector control districts about an onslaught of mosquito activity, many sporting ankle bites to prove it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

"The VAL is in the nose. Escaping air would make a thrust vector through our center of mass. We just need to point the ship directly away from where we want to go."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir