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   Scalar
   A single number, as opposed to a multidimensional vector or matrix.
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   scalar
   [adj] - of or relating to a directionless magnitude 2. [n] - a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
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   Scalar
   Any quantity that has only magnitude as opposed to both magnitude and direction. For example mass is scalar quantity. By convention in physics the word speed is a scalar quantity, having only magnitude, while the word velocity is used to denote both the speed and the direction of the motion and is thus a vector quantity. See also: Vector.
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   scalar
   A quantity that is defined by its magnitude only (ie energy, temperature)
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   scalar
   1. (mathematics) A single number, as opposed to a vector or matrix of numbers. Thus, for example, 'scalar multiplication' refers to the operation of multiplying one number (one scalar) by another and is used to contrast this with 'matrix multiplication' etc. 2. (architecture) In a parallel processor or vector processor, the 'scalar processor' hand...
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   scalar
   in linear algebra,a single real number Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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   Scalar
   Definition (keystage 3) An ordinary number, which just has size, not direction. Not to be confused with a vector, which has both size and direction.
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   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.
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   scalar
   <mathematics> In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; distinguished from a vector, which has both magnitude and direction. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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    scalar
    adjective 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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    scalar
    noun a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
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    Scalar
    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. * A scalar (mathematics), a quantity which is independent of viewpoint, a non-tensor. * A scalar (physics), the same as the notion of scalar in differential geometry. * A scalar (computing), an atomic quantity that can hold only one value at a time.
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    scalar
    (ska´lәr) a physical quantity specified by a single number (a magnitude or point on a scale), such as mass or temperature. See also vector. pertaining to a scalar quantity.
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    Scalar
    • (n.) 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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    scalar
    (from the article `mechanics`) By contrast to a vector, an ordinary quantity having magnitude but not direction is known as a scalar. In printed works vectors are often represented ... In contrast to vectors, ordinary quantities that have a magnitude but not a direction are called scalars. For example, displacement, velocity, and ... ...
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    scalar
    Scalars are quantities which are fully described by a magnitude alone.…
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    scalar
    A quantity specified by a single number or value, as distinct from a vector, matrix, or array, which contain multiple values; it is the simplest form of tensor. Examples of scalars include mass, volume, and temperature. A scalar field is an arrangement of scalar values distributed in a space.
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    scalar
    scalar, quantity or number possessing only sign and magnitude, e.g., the real numbers (see number), in contrast to vectors and tensors; scalars obey the rules of elementary algebra. Many physical quantities have scalar values, e.g., length, area, mass, energy, and electric charge. Such quantities as...
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