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scalar /sca·lar/ (ska´ler)

1. a quantity that has magnitude only (as opposed to also having direction), such as mass or temperature. Cf. vector.

2. pertaining to such a quantity.

scalar [ska´lar]

1. a physical quantity specified by a single number (a magnitude or point on a scale), such as mass or temperature. See also vector.

2. pertaining to a scalar quantity.

scalar

in electrocardiography, a single magnitude value of a recorded electrical potential, expressed in millivolts.

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scalar (redirected from Scalar quantity)

scalar
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