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scalar

sca·lar [ skáylər ]


noun  (plural sca·lars)
Definition:
 
physics mathematics quantity with magnitude but not direction: a quantity that has magnitude but no direction, e.g. mass or time



adjective 
Definition:
 
with magnitude but not direction: describes a quantity that has magnitude but no direction

[Mid-17th century. < Latin scalaris< scala "staircase, ladder"]
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