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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
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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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Example Sentences
Perhaps the Higgs, like those other scalars, is made up of yet unknown smaller stuff.
From Science News
The key measure of how much inflation rattled the universe goes by the name “tensor-to-scalar ratio,” or r to those in the field.
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