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Vector

A quantity that has magnitude and direction, for example displacement. Displacement (for example one metre North) combines a scalar quantity (distance displaced) with a direction to make a vector quantity.

Vertex

The point at which two or more lines intersect. Every corner of a shape is a vertex. Plural: vertices.