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> Eh? Based on the wiki article you cited, a bound vector "possesses a
definite initial point and terminal point." By this simple reading,
both r and F qualify.
I disagree. This seems to be exactly the fallacy I alluded
to a moment ago.
As I see it, a vector has, by definition, a direction and
a magnitude. A vector in 3-space can be specified by
three numbers. If some funny kind of vector actually
had a definite starting-point and a definite ending-point,
we would need six numbers to specify it.
Torque is a bivector. Angular momentum is a bivector.