scalar Mathematics & Physics [ 'skeɪlə ]
■ adjective (of a quantity) having only magnitude, not direction.
■ noun a scalar quantity.
Origin
C17: from L. scalaris , from scala (see scale 3 ).
scalar Mathematics & Physics [ 'skeɪlə ]
■ adjective (of a quantity) having only magnitude, not direction.
■ noun a scalar quantity.
Origin
C17: from L. scalaris , from scala (see scale 3 ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004