Dictionary Definition
scalar adj : of or relating to a directionless
magnitude; "scalar implicatures" n : a variable quantity that
cannot be resolved into components
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪlə(r)
Translations
relating to scale
- ttbc French: scalaire
- ttbc Italian: scalare
- ttbc Estonian: skalaar
- ttbc Spanish: escalar
- ttbc Portuguese: escalar
- ttbc Mandarin traditional: 標量
- ttbc Mandarin simplified: 标量
Noun
Translations
Extensive Definition
A scalar is a variable that only has magnitude,
e.g. a speed of 40 km/h.
Compare it with vector, a
quantity comprising both magnitude and
direction, e.g. a velocity of 40km/h north.
- Scalar (mathematics), a quantity which is independent of viewpoint, a non-tensor
- Scalar (physics), the same as the notion of scalar in differential geometry
- Scalar (computing), an atomic quantity that can hold only one value at a time
See also
- Scalar field
- Scalar multiplication
- Inner product space
- Scalar product, also known as the dot product
- Pseudoscalar
- Scalar processor
- Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein, 1823), a species of freshwater angelfish
scalar in Arabic: كمية قياسية
scalar in Belarusian: Скаляр
scalar in Catalan: Escalar
scalar in Czech: Skalár
scalar in Danish: Skalar
scalar in German: Skalar
scalar in Spanish: Escalar
scalar in Esperanto: Skalaro
scalar in Finnish: Skalaari
scalar in French: Scalaire
scalar in Hebrew: סקלר
scalar in Indonesian: Skalar
scalar in Malay (macrolanguage): Skalar
scalar in Dutch: Scalair
scalar in Polish: Skalar
scalar in Portuguese: Escalar
scalar in Russian: Скаляр
scalar in Serbian: Скалар
scalar in Ukrainian:
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