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1. (adj.) scalar
representable by position on a scale or line; having only magnitude:
a scalar variable.
2. scalar
of, pertaining to, or utilizing a scalar.
3. scalar
ladderlike in arrangement or organization; graduated.
4. (n.) scalar
a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Etymology: (1650–60; < L scālāris of a ladder. See scale3, -ar1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) scalar
a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
2. (adj) scalar
of or relating to a musical scale
"he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar"
3. (adj) scalar
of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude
"scalar quantity"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scalar
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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