Scalar

//ˈskeɪ.lə// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having magnitude but not direction. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array). not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of, or relating to scale. not-comparable

    "However, it can be expected that 'scale-similarity' models of this form will be inadequate for describing non-equilibrium scalar fields resulting, for example, from non-equilibrium inlet flow conditions."

  4. 4
    Of or pertaining to a musical scale. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Relating to particles with a spin (quantum angular momentum) of 0 (known as spin 0). not-comparable
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  1. 6
    Pertaining to the dimension on which something is measured. not-comparable

    "Spector (2006, 2007) suggests to derive this inference as a scalar implicature."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to a musical scale wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector.
  2. 2
    a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components wordnet
  3. 3
    An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin scālāris, adjectival form from scāla (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder, scale”), for *scadla, from scandere (“to climb”); compare scale. The mathematics sense was coined by Irish mathematician and astronomer William Rowan Hamilton in 1846.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin scālāris, adjectival form from scāla (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder, scale”), for *scadla, from scandere (“to climb”); compare scale. The mathematics sense was coined by Irish mathematician and astronomer William Rowan Hamilton in 1846.

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