scalar
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
scalar (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction.
- (computer science) Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array).
- Of, or relating to scale.
- 2003, Rodney O. Fox, Computational Models for Turbulent Reacting Flows:
- 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.
- 2015, Raymond L Bryant, The International Handbook of Political Ecology, page 504:
- 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.
- (music) Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
- (physics) Relating to particles with a spin (quantum angular momentum) of 0 (known as spin 0).
- (linguistics) Pertaining to the dimension on which something is measured.
- 2014, Salvatore Pistoia Reda, Pragmatics, Semantics and the Case of Scalar Implicatures:
- Spector (2006, 2007) suggests to derive this inference as a scalar implicature.
- 2018, Osamu Sawada, Pragmatic Aspects of Scalar Modifiers, page 26:
- 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.
- 2019, Penka Stateva, Anne Reboul, Scalar Implicatures, page 8:
- 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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
having magnitude
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Noun edit
scalar (plural scalars)
- (mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector.
- (electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input.
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
quantity with magnitude
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(electronics) amplifier
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Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
scalar m (plural scalars or scalaren)
- scalar (quantity with only magnitude)
Related terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French scalaire, German Scalar, Latin scalaris.
Adjective edit
scalar m or n (feminine singular scalară, masculine plural scalari, feminine and neuter plural scalare)
Declension edit
Declension of scalar
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | scalar | scalară | scalari | scalare | ||
definite | scalarul | scalara | scalarii | scalarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | scalar | scalare | scalari | scalare | ||
definite | scalarului | scalarei | scalarelor | scalarilor |
Noun edit
scalar n (plural scalare)
Declension edit
Declension of scalar
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) scalar | scalarul | (niște) scalare | scalarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) scalar | scalarului | (unor) scalare | scalarelor |
vocative | scalarule | scalarelor |
References edit
- scalar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)