scalar
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- adjective
- /ˈskeɪlər/
- Specialized
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escalar
- The temperature reading in that room is a scalar measurement, indicating how hot or cold it is without any directional aspect.
- scalar field
- scalar product
- scalar potential
Examples
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For geographers, the pisco case represents a good example of the interplay of scalar relationships.
Academic text (2011) -
So this operation is called scalar multiplication.
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You can do that via scalar multiplication.
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I think that the easiest way is to look at the scalar curl of F.
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The scalar multiplier is loaded outside the loop and remains in a register throughout the computation.
Academic text (1994) -
Given that the scalar midpoint of the composite index was 20.00, the participants' attitudes toward both advertisements were generally favorable.
Academic text (2000) -
The utilization ratio provides a joint-specific unified scalar quantity representing the task demand normalized by the maximum capacity of an individual (42).
Academic text (1997) -
In physics, speed is considered a scalar quantity because it only has magnitude and no direction.
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Mass is a scalar property of an object, representing how much matter it contains regardless of its position.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A square grid of numbers with the same values on the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere
- Specialized
A single number you get by multiplying pairs of numbers from two vectors and adding them
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scalar as an adjective also comes from Latin scala 'ladder' and the idea of a single step; so calling something scalar means it has only magnitude or amount and no direction, which is why mass or speed can be described as scalar.