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scalar function

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any function whose domain is a vector space and whose value is its scalar field

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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  • Bulgarian: скаларна фунцкия (skalarna funckija) — mathematical function
  • German: skalare Funktion — mathematical function
  • Polish: funkcja skalarna — mathematical function
  • Spanish: función escalar — mathematical function
  • Turkish: sayıl fonksiyon — mathematical function
  • Turkish: skaler fonksiyon — mathematical function