Who first associated n-tuples with vectors?

Gear300 · Jul 4, 2009

Who was it that associated n-tuples with vectors (was it originally Hamilton's work)?...or were n-tuples defined as a result of the attempt to define vectors?

HallsofIvy · Jul 5, 2009

Hamilton is given here: http://jeff560.tripod.com/s.html as having first assigned the term set to n-tuples but I can find no reference to its use for vectors.

Gear300 · Jul 5, 2009

Alright then. Thanks again for the assistance.

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