page_title: Vector notation
section_title: Rectangular vectors
hierarchical_section_title: Vector notation / Rectangular vectors
context_page_description: Vector notation is a commonly used mathematical notation for working with mathematical vectors, which may be geometric vectors or members of vector spaces.
  For representing a vector, the common typographic convention is lower case, upright boldface type, as in, and. The International Organization for Standardization recommends either bold italic serif, as in v or a, or non-bold italic serif accented by a right arrow, as in or. This arrow notation for vectors is commonly used in handwriting, where boldface is impractical. The arrow represents right-pointing arrow notation or harpoons. Shorthand notations include tildes and straight lines placed respectively, below or above the name of a vector.
  In advanced mathematics, vector are often represented in simple italic type, like any variable.
context_section_description: A rectangular vector is a coordinate vector specified by components that define a rectangle (or rectangular prism in three dimensions, and similar shapes in greater dimensions).  The starting point and terminal point of the vector lie at opposite ends of the rectangle (or prism, etc.).
caption: Rectangular cuboid