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Scalar

Sca′lar

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Noun.
(Math.)
In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; – distinguished from a vector, which has both magnitude and direction.

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scalar

scalar

English

Adjective

scalar (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction
  2. (computer science) Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array)
  3. Of, or relating to scale
  4. (music) Of or pertaining to a musical scale.

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Noun

scalar (plural scalars)

  1. (mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector
  2. (electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input

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