scalar

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Noun[change]

Singular
scalar

Plural
scalars

  1. (countable) A scalar is a real number or the magnitude of a vector.

Adjective[change]

Positive
scalar

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. (mathematics) Scalar in mathematics means to have a magnitude and no direction.