单词 | scalar |
释义 | scalar[ skey-ler ] / ˈskeɪ lər / adjectiverepresentable by position on a scale or line; having only magnitude: a scalar variable. of, relating to, or utilizing a scalar. ladderlike in arrangement or organization; graduated: a scalar structure for promoting personnel. nounMathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.Compare vector (def. 1a). Origin of scalarFirst recorded in 1650–60, scalar is from the Latin word scālāris of a ladder. See scale3, -ar1 Words nearby scalarscalable, scala cordonata, scalade, scalage, Scala, La, scalar, scalare, scalar field, scalariform, scalar multiplication, scalar product Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for scalarscalar / (ˈskeɪlə) / nouna quantity, such as time or temperature, that has magnitude but not directionCompare vector (def. 1), tensor (def. 2), pseudoscalar, pseudovector maths an element of a field associated with a vector space adjectivehaving magnitude but not direction Word Origin for scalarC17 (meaning: resembling a ladder): from Latin scālāris, from scāla ladder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for scalarscalar [ skā′lər ] A quantity, such as mass, length, or speed, whose only property is magnitude; a number. Compare vector. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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