scalar
adjective/ˈskeɪlər/
Frequency rank: #13,974 most common English word
Meaning
A quantity that has only magnitude and no direction.
Example sentence
In physics class, temperature is considered scalar quantity because it has magnitude but no direction.
Synonyms & related words
- one-dimensional
- simple
- nondirectional
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