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SCALAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("scalar" is a kind of...):
variable; variable quantity (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)
Derivation:
scalar (of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude
Example:
scalar quantity
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
scale (relative magnitude)
Derivation:
scalar (a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to a musical scale
Example:
he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
scale ((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave))
Derivation:
scale ((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave))
Context examples:
A fundamental physical constant equal to the scalar value of positive electric charge carried by a single proton or equivalently, the negative charge carried by a single electron.
(Elementary Charge, NCI Thesaurus)
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