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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

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 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, "Get to Know Maxwell's Equations—You're Using Them Right Now," 6 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of vector sum

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

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