scalar
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scālāris, adjectival form from scāla (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder, scale”), for *scadla, from scandere (“to climb”); compare scale.
The use of the term “scalar” in mathematics was introduced by William Rowan Hamilton when he introduced the quaternion product.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪlə(ɹ)
Adjective
scalar (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction
- (computer science) Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array)
- Of, or relating to scale
- (music) Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
Translations
having magnitude
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relating to scale
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Noun
scalar (plural scalars)
- (mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector
- (electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input
See also
Translations
quantity with magnitude
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(electronics) amplifier
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
scalar m (plural scalars or scalaren)
- scalar (quantity with only magnitude)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French scalaire, German Scalar, Latin scalaris.
Adjective
scalar
Noun
scalar n (plural scalare)
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