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SCALAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scalar mean? 

SCALAR (noun)
  The noun SCALAR has 1 sense:

1. a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into componentsplay

  Familiarity information: SCALAR used as a noun is very rare.


SCALAR (adjective)
  The adjective SCALAR has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to a musical scaleplay

2. of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitudeplay

  Familiarity information: SCALAR used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCALAR (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)


SCALAR (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a musical scale

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar

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))


Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

scalar quantity

Pertainym:

scale (relative magnitude)

Derivation:

scalar (a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components)


 Context examples 


A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one mile traveled per unit time equal to one hour.

(Mile Per Hour, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one centimeter traveled per unit time equal to two hours.

(Millimeter per Two Hours, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one centimeter travelled per unit time equal to one second.

(Centimeter per Second, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one centimeter traveled per unit time equal to one minute.

(Centimeter Per Minute, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one millimeter traveled per unit time equal to one second.

(Millimeter Per Second, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one millimeter travelled per unit time equal to one hour.

(Millimeter per Hour, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one millimeter traveled per unit time equal to one minute.

(Millimeter Per Minute, NCI Thesaurus)

A SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one meter travelled per unit time equal to one second.

(Meter per Second, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one thousand meters travelled per unit time equal to one hour.

(Kilometer per Hour, NCI Thesaurus)

A scalar argument to a kernel function that determines what range of the nearby data points will be heavily weighted in making an estimate.

(Kernel Bandwidth, NCI Thesaurus)



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