scalar
- Adjective. (mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction.
- Adjective. Of, or relating to scale.
- Noun. (mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector.
- Noun. (electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input.
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