Scalar

Quick meaning: Scalar is an adjective meaning (mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction.

Meaning

(mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction.

More Meanings

1. (computer science) Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array).
2. Of, or relating to scale.
3. (music) Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
4. (physics) Relating to particles with a spin (quantum angular momentum) of 0 (known as spin 0).
5. (linguistics) Pertaining to the dimension on which something is measured.
6. (mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector.
7. (electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input.

Example Sentences

Spector (2006, 2007) suggests to derive this inference as a scalar implicature.

Also, the scalar meaning in both sentences is not sensitive to context, because the truth value of the sentences does not change depending on context.

In Mandarin Chinese, the same sentence containing a numeral-classifier phrase as a negative polarity item can be employed for two types of scalar inferences based on either the numeral or the noun.

Scalar thickening is useful for understanding the propensity of scales to coalesce in certain times and places, or even how a particular scale provides conditions for other forms of scalar production.

Word Forms

• scalars

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include factor, escalate, scaling, scale, zooming, scaled.

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