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The electric field is a vector. This means it has both a magnitude (how strong the field is) and a direction (which way the force would push a positive charge). The electric field at a point in space is represented by an arrow, where the length of the arrow shows the strength of the field, and the direction of the arrow shows the direction the field points (from positive to negative charge).
In mathematical terms, the electric field \(\mathbf{E}\) is a vector quantity because it is described by both components (in the x, y, and z directions) and can be represented in vector form as \(\mathbf{E} = (E_x, E_y, E_z)\).
In mathematical terms, the electric field \(\mathbf{E}\) is a vector quantity because it is described by both components (in the x, y, and z directions) and can be represented in vector form as \(\mathbf{E} = (E_x, E_y, E_z)\).