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scalar
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sc?l?ris, adjectival form from sc?la (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder, scale”), for *scadla, from scandere (“to climb”); compare scale. The mathematics sense was coined by William Rowan Hamilton in 1846.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e?l?(?)
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
See also
- nondimensional
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.
Coordinate terms
- vector
Derived terms
- pseudoscalar
Translations
Anagrams
- Claars, Rascal, craals, lascar, rascal, sacral, sarlac
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ska?.l?r/
- Hyphenation: sca?lar
Noun
scalar m (plural scalars or scalaren)
- scalar (quantity with only magnitude)
Related terms
- scalair
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French scalaire, German Scalar, Latin scalaris.
Adjective
scalar
- scalar
Noun
scalar n (plural scalare)
- scalar
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dilaton
English
Etymology
dilate +? -on
Noun
dilaton (plural dilatons)
- (physics) A theoretical scalar field (analogous to the photon).
- (physics) A particle, associated with gravity, in string theory.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- talonid
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