Polyglot Dictionary

scalar

/ˈskeɪlər/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
scalars

Meaning

  1. escalar (magnitud)

    • Speed is a scalar, but velocity is a vector.

      La rapidez es un escalar, pero la velocidad es un vector.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

magnitude

Magnitude is the general word for the size or extent of something; a scalar is a specific type of mathematical/physical quantity that has only magnitude, no direction.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa scalar?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Speed is a ___, but velocity is a vector.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a scalar?

noun

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