sca⋅lar
[skey-ler]
| 1. | representable by position on a scale or line; having only magnitude: a scalar variable. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or utilizing a scalar. |
| 3. | ladderlike in arrangement or organization; graduated: a scalar structure for promoting personnel. |
| 4. | Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude. Compare vector (def. 1a). |
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Scalar
Sca"lar\, n. (Math.) In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; -- distinguished from a vector, which has both magnitude and direction.Cite This Source
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| scalar (skā'lər) Pronunciation Key
A quantity, such as mass, length, or speed, whose only property is magnitude; a number. Compare vector. |
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scalar
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