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scalar
[ skey-ler ]
adjective
- representable by position on a scale or line; having only magnitude:
a scalar variable.
- of, relating to, or utilizing a scalar.
- ladderlike in arrangement or organization; graduated:
a scalar structure for promoting personnel.
noun
- Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude. Compare vector ( def 1a ).
scalar
/ ˈskeɪlə /
noun
- a quantity, such as time or temperature, that has magnitude but not direction Compare vector tensor pseudoscalar pseudovector
- maths an element of a field associated with a vector space
adjective
- having magnitude but not direction
scalar
/ skā′lər /
- A quantity, such as mass, length, or speed, whose only property is magnitude; a number.
- Compare vector
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scalar1
C17 (meaning: resembling a ladder): from Latin scālāris, from scāla ladder
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