scalar
Having magnitude but not direction.
Other meanings
Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array).
Of, or relating to scale.
Related words
- scalar boson
- scalar curl
- scalar field
- scalar function
- scalar multiplication
- scalar product
- scalar triple product
- scalar-valued
- electroscalar
- graviscalar
- hyperscalar
- interscalar
Word history
From Latin "scālāris".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “scalar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.