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adj
Having magnitude but not direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
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adj
Of, or relating to scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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adj
Relating to particles with a spin (quantum angular momentum) of 0 (known as spin 0).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adj
Pertaining to the dimension on which something is measured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
A quantity that has magnitude but not direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adjective
of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective
of or relating to a musical scale
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: variable, variable quantity
History
Borrowed from Latin scālāris, adjectival form from scāla (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder, scale”), for *scadla, from scandere (“to climb”); compare scale. The mathematics sense was coined by Irish mathematician and astronomer William Rowan Hamilton in 1846.
Across languages
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