# wave vector

> vector pointing in the direction of a wave and whose magnitude is equal to the wavenumber

**Wikidata**: [Q657009](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q657009)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_vector)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wave-vector


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)