scalar

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪlə(r)

Etymology

From Latin scālāris, adjectival form from scāla (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder, scale”), for *scadla, from scandere (“to climb”); compare scale.

Adjective

scalar (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction
2. Of, or relating to scale

Translations

having magnitude

Czech: skalární (cs) m. Georgian: სკალარი (ka) (skalari) Polish: skalarny (pl) m.

Swedish: skalär (sv) Turkish: sayıl (tr)

relating to scale

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Mandarin: traditional: 標量, simplified: 标量 Estonian: skalaar French: scalaire Italian: scalare Portuguese: escalar Spanish: escalar

Noun

scalar (plural scalars)

1. (mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector
2. (electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input

Related terms

• vector

Translations

quantity with magnitude

Chinese: Mandarin: 标量  (zh) (biāoliàng) Czech: skalár (cs) m.

Icelandic: einvíð stærð (is) f., tölustærð (is) f., stigastærð (is) f. Swedish: skalär (sv) c.

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French: scalaire m. Italian: scalare m. Portuguese: escalar m.

Anagrams

• lascar
• rascal
• sacral