scala /skāˈlə or skäˈlə/

A ladder-like structure, such as any of the spiral canals of the cochlea

scalar /skāˈlər/ adjective

1. Ladder-like
2. Numerical
3. Represented by a point in a scale
4. Having magnitude only, not direction (physics and mathematics)

A scalar quantity

scalariform /skə-larˈi-förm/ adjective

Ladder-like

scalar product noun (mathematics)

A number equal to the product of the magnitudes of two vectors and the cosine of the angle between them

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