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scalar Meaning
scalar (n)
a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
scalar (a)
of or relating to a musical scale
of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude
scalar (n.)
In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; -- distinguished from a vector, which has both magnitude and direction.
FAQs About the word scalar
a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components, of or relating to a musical scale, of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or spe
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The scalar product of two vectors is a scalar quantity that measures their similarity.
The Laplacian operator is a scalar differential operator that measures the rate of change of a scalar field.
The divergence of a vector field is a scalar field that measures the outward flow of the vector field.
The gradient of a scalar field is a vector field that points in the direction of greatest change of the scalar field.
