So you have this definition:
Definition: A vector space is a nonempty set V of objects, called vectors, on
which are defined two operations, called addition and multiplication
by scalars, subject to the ten axioms...
The axioms guarantee that $V$ under addition is an abelian (i.e., commutative) group. The set of scalars has to be a field. This means that among scalars the usual algebraic rules valid in ${\mathbb Q}$, or ${\mathbb R}$, or ${\mathbb C}$ apply. But there are other examples of fields, as explained in algebra or number theory courses.
Now to the question of "entries". In building a general theory of vector spaces the notion of dimension comes up. When a vector space $V$ over some scalar field $F$ has dimension $n\in{\mathbb N}$ then for all practical purposes (i.e., after choosing a basis) $V$ can be viewed as the set of all $n$-tuples $(\xi_1,\xi_2,\ldots,\xi_n)$ from elements of $F$. The $\xi_k\in F$ are the "entries" you spoke about. It is true that for vector spaces connected with physical or technical situations the scalar field $F$ tends to be $={\mathbb R}$ or $={\mathbb C}$.