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SCALAR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("scalar" is a kind of...):

variable; variable quantity (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)

Derivation:

scalar (of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude

Example:

scalar quantity

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

scale (relative magnitude)

Derivation:

scalar (a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a musical scale

Example:

he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

scale ((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave))

Derivation:

scale ((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave))

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 Context examples: 

A fundamental physical constant equal to the scalar value of positive electric charge carried by a single proton or equivalently, the negative charge carried by a single electron.

(Elementary Charge, NCI Thesaurus)