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🖼️ To make scalable ⚡ To speed up processing 📊 To use vectors
to vectorize

to vectorize

8.0
Write a group of numbers to show an amount with direction and size
  • verb
  • /ˈvɛktəraɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vectorizar
  • To vectorize the function, we need to rewrite it in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.

Examples

  • In other words, to vectorize this particular equation, I guess what I have to do is write down these three possibilities.

  • Well, we actually use this vectorized notation to define the likelihood function.

  • The measurement matrices P prepared in such a way were vectorized in the four directions, yielding p v, p h, p m, and p c.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The scientist explained how to vectorize the data set for better analysis and visualization.

  • In order to run this simulation efficiently, you must vectorize the calculations involved.

Surface Forms

vectorize infinitive
vectorized past
vectorized past participle
vectorizing present participle
vectorizes third person singular

Morphology

vectorize = vector (transparent) = vector + ize

Direct verbalization of the noun 'vector' to mean 'express as a vector', a straightforward and productive morphological process.

Etymology

The word vectorize comes from vector 'a list of numbers or a value with direction' and -ize 'make', so to vectorize data is to 'write it as a vector' that groups values together for easier math.