variable vs vector

vector vs variable

variable and vector both are nouns.

variable is an adjective but vector is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
variable	Yes	Yes	No	No
vector	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vector is a hyponym of variable; that is, vector is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than variable:

variable: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
vector: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components

Other hyponyms of variable include argument, experimental variable, independent variable, correlate, correlative, degree of freedom, dependent variable, predictor variable, infinitesimal, chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variant, variate, scalar, tensor.

variable (noun)	vector (noun)
a quantity that can assume any of a set of values	(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity	a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation	any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
a star that varies noticeably in brightness	a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

variable (adjective)	vector (adjective)
liable to or capable of change
(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied
marked by diversity or difference

Difference between variable and vector

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