scalar
adjective/ˈskeɪlə(r)/
/ˈskeɪlər/
(mathematics)- (of a quantity) having size but no direction compare vectorTopics Maths and measurementc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin scalaris, from scala ‘ladder’, from the base of Latin scandere ‘to climb’.
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