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scalar

noun
🔊/ˈskeɪlə(r)/
🔊/ˈskeɪlər/
(mathematics数学)
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  1. a quantity that has size but no direction 标量的；纯量的；无向量的compare vector (1)

scalar

adjective
🔊/ˈskeɪlə(r)/
🔊/ˈskeɪlər/
 (mathematics数学)
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  1. (of a quantity量) having size but no direction标量的；纯量的；无向量的 compare vectorTopics Maths and measurementc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin scalaris, from scala ‘ladder’, from the base of Latin scandere ‘to climb’.