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  1. noun A constituent element, as of a system. See Synonyms at element.
  2. noun A part of a mechanical or electrical complex.
  3. noun Mathematics One of a set of two or more vectors having a sum equal to a given vector.
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  1. From Latin compōnēns, compōnent-, present participle of compōnere, to put together : com-, com- + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from L. componen(t-)s, present participle of componere, compose: see compose and compound, v.
 

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