scalar
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.
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.: Compare vector (def. 1a).
Origin of scalar
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How to use scalar in a sentence
Perhaps the Higgs, like those other scalars, is made up of yet unknown smaller stuff.
How physicists are probing the Higgs boson 10 years after its discovery | Emily Conover | June 29, 2022 | Science NewsThe key measure of how much inflation rattled the universe goes by the name “tensor-to-scalar ratio,” or r to those in the field.
A key part of the Big Bang remains troublingly elusive | Charlie Wood | October 7, 2021 | Popular-Science
British Dictionary definitions for scalar
/ (ˈskeɪlə) /
a quantity, such as time or temperature, that has magnitude but not direction: Compare vector (def. 1), tensor (def. 2), pseudoscalar, pseudovector
maths an element of a field associated with a vector space
having magnitude but not direction
Origin of scalar
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for scalar
[ skā′lər ]
A quantity, such as mass, length, or speed, whose only property is magnitude; a number. Compare vector.
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