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#: ''Examples:''

#* The wildlife biologist became an ''ursovector'', tagging and transporting data about bear populations across the region.

~~#: → “carrier” of bear-related information~~

#* In the meme economy, that account is a pure ''ursovector'', spreading bear content to every corner of the internet.

~~#: → “carrier” of bear-themed media~~

#* The shipping crate functioned as an ''ursovector'', safely conveying the sedated animal to the sanctuary.

~~#: → “carrier” of an actual bear, but framed less literally or personally~~

#* Tourists with bear spray and tall tales quickly become ''ursovectors'' of wilderness anxiety.

~~#: → “carrier” of bear-associated ideas or fear~~

===Usage notes===

The ~~formation reflects~~ the Latin noun ''vector'' (“carrier”), which in English commonly appears in technical contexts (e.g., mathematics, physics) to denote a quantity with magnitude and direction. The term ''ursovector'' ~~humorously~~ literalizes the “carrier” sense.

The neologism uses the Latin noun ''vector'' (“carrier”), which in English commonly appears in technical contexts (e.g., mathematics, physics) to denote a quantity with magnitude and direction. The term ''ursovector'' maladroitly literalizes the “carrier” sense.

* [https://qr.ae/pF7Reh Coined by Ron Davis on Quora in Response to MoribundMurdoch's attempt at a neologism for the concept of "one who bears bears]

===See also===

* bear

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bear bear]

* vector

* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vector vector]

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 #: ''Examples:''
 #* The wildlife biologist became an ''ursovector'', tagging and transporting data about bear populations across the region.
-#: → “carrier” of bear-related information
 #* In the meme economy, that account is a pure ''ursovector'', spreading bear content to every corner of the internet.
-#: → “carrier” of bear-themed media
 #* The shipping crate functioned as an ''ursovector'', safely conveying the sedated animal to the sanctuary.
-#: → “carrier” of an actual bear, but framed less literally or personally
 #* Tourists with bear spray and tall tales quickly become ''ursovectors'' of wilderness anxiety.
-#: → “carrier” of bear-associated ideas or fear
 ===Usage notes===
-The formation reflects the Latin noun ''vector'' (“carrier”), which in English commonly appears in technical contexts (e.g., mathematics, physics) to denote a quantity with magnitude and direction. The term ''ursovector'' humorously literalizes the “carrier” sense.
+The neologism uses the Latin noun ''vector'' (“carrier”), which in English commonly appears in technical contexts (e.g., mathematics, physics) to denote a quantity with magnitude and direction. The term ''ursovector'' maladroitly literalizes the “carrier” sense.
 * [https://qr.ae/pF7Reh Coined by Ron Davis on Quora in Response to MoribundMurdoch's attempt at a neologism for the concept of "one who bears bears]
 ===See also===
-* bear
+* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bear bear]
-* vector
+* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vector vector]