scalar

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈskeɪ.lə/    /skeɪ.lɚ/|/ˈskæɪ.lə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector.
  2. An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having magnitude but not direction. not-comparable
  2. Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array). not-comparable
  3. Of, or relating to scale. not-comparable
    — However, it can be expected that 'scale-similarity' models of this form will be inadequate for describing non-equilibrium scalar fields resulting, for example, from non-equilibrium inlet flow conditions.
  4. Of or pertaining to a musical scale. not-comparable
  5. Relating to particles with a spin (quantum angular momentum) of 0 (known as spin 0). not-comparable
  6. Pertaining to the dimension on which something is measured. not-comparable
    — Spector (2006, 2007) suggests to derive this inference as a scalar implicature.

词形变化

scalars plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin scālāris, adjectival form from scāla (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder, scale”), for *scadla, from scandere (“to climb”); compare scale. The mathematics sense was coined by Irish mathematician and astronomer William Rowan Hamilton in 1846.
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin scālāris, adjectival form from scāla (“a flight of steps, stairs, staircase, ladder, scale”), for *scadla, from scandere (“to climb”); compare scale. The mathematics sense was coined by Irish mathematician and astronomer William Rowan Hamilton in 1846.
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