# VECTOR

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`VECTOR` is available from MariaDB 11.7.1.
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## Syntax

```sql
VECTOR(N)
```

## Description

The `VECTOR` data type was added as part of the [vectors](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-structure/vectors) feature, which permits MariaDB Server to perform as a relational vector database. `N` represents the fixed number of dimensions of the vector up to a maximum of 16383. The `N` dimension will be determined by the embedding algorithm.

## Example

```sql
CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, v VECTOR(5) NOT NULL,
 VECTOR INDEX (v));
```

## See Also

* [CREATE TABLE with Vectors](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-structure/vectors/create-table-with-vectors)

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