scalar
pronunciation
How to pronounce scalar in British English:
UK [ˈskeɪlə(r)]
How to pronounce scalar in American English:
US [ˈskelɚ, -ˌlɑr]
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- Noun:
- a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a directionless magnitude
Word Origin
- scalar (adj.)
- "resembling a ladder," 1650s, from Latin scalaris "of or pertaining to a ladder," from scalae (plural) "ladder, steps, flight of steps" (see scale (n.2)). Mathematical sense first recorded 1846.
Example
- 1. Subqueries are not allowed in this context . Only scalar expressions are allowed .
- 2. Pressure is a scalar , equally exerted in all directions .
- 3. Bi-normalized response spectra and scalar periods for developing uniform seismic design spectra .
- 4. That was passed in and this scalar is compared to what was found in the table .
- 5. You want to know whether your function was called in scalar context or list context .