ALL meanings of scalar
sca·lar
S s - adjective scalar quantity having just magnitude 1
- noun scalar science: quantity 1
- noun Technical meaning of scalar 1. (mathematics) A single number, as opposed to a vector or matrix of numbers. Thus, for example, "scalar multiplication" refers to the operation of multiplying one number (one scalar) by another and is used to contrast this with "matrix multiplication" etc. 2. (architecture) In a parallel processor or vector processor, the "scalar processor" handles all the sequential operations - those which cannot be parallelised or vectorised. See also superscalar. 3. (programming) Any data type that stores a single value (e.g. a number or Boolean), as opposed to an aggregate data type that has many elements. A string is regarded as a scalar in some languages (e.g. Perl) and a vector of characters in others (e.g. C). 1
- adjective scalar representable by position on a scale or line; having only magnitude: a scalar variable. 1
- adjective scalar of, relating to, or utilizing a scalar. 1
- adjective scalar ladderlike in arrangement or organization; graduated: a scalar structure for promoting personnel. 1
- noun scalar Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude. Compare vector (def 1a). 1
- noun scalar a quantity, such as time or temperature, that has magnitude but not direction 0
- noun scalar an element of a field associated with a vector space 0
- adjective scalar having magnitude but not direction 0
- adjective scalar in, on, or involving a scale or scales 0
- adjective scalar designating or of a quantity that has magnitude but no direction in space, as volume or temperature 0
- noun scalar a scalar quantity 0