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Webster 1913 Edition
Scalar
Sca′lar
,Noun.
(Math.)
In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; – distinguished from a vector, which has both magnitude and direction.
Definition 2024
scalar
scalar
English
Adjective
scalar (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction
- (computer science) Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array)
- Of, or relating to scale
- (music) Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
Translations
having magnitude
Noun
scalar (plural scalars)
- (mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector
- (electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input
Related terms
Translations
quantity with magnitude
(electronics) amplifier