Look up: scalar

1. Scalar
   A single number, as opposed to a multidimensional vector or matrix.
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2. scalar
   [adj] - of or relating to a directionless magnitude 2. [n] - a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
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3. 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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4. scalar
   A quantity that is defined by its magnitude only (ie energy, temperature)
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5. scalar
   in linear algebra,a single real number Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. scalar
   noun a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. Scalar
    [computing] In computing, a scalar is any non-composite value. Generally, all basic primitive data types are considered scalar: The origin of the term "scalar" in computing dates back to the 1970-80s with the scalar processor, distinguishing it from a vector processor. ...
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14. Scalar
    [physics] In physics, a scalar is a simple physical quantity that is not changed by coordinate system rotations or translations (in Newtonian mechanics), or by Lorentz transformations or space-time translations (in relativity). This is in contrast to a vector. A related concept is a pseudosc...
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15. Scalar
    [mathematics] In linear algebra, real numbers are called scalars and relate to vectors in a vector space through the operation of scalar multiplication, in which a vector can be multiplied by a number to produce another vector. More generally, a vector space may be defined by using any field...
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16. 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 processo...
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17. scalar
    Scalars are quantities which are fully described by a magnitude alone....
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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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
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21. 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
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22. scalar
    a quantity that is specified completely by giving a number
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