what is mathematical difference between an hermitian operator $\hat A$ and a vector $\vec A$?

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what is mathematical difference/relation between an hermitian operator $\hat A$ and a vector $\vec A$?

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These are quite different objects. You can apply an operator (Hermitian or not) to a vector to obtain another vector, in fact Hermitian operators are often represented by matrices.