scalar
Having magnitude but not directionHaving magnitude but not direction.
» C structures allow the grouping of scalar variables, such as the coordinates of a point.
Структуры в языке C позволяют группировать скалярные переменные, такие как координаты точки.
Meaning
6 senses(not comparable)Having magnitude but not direction.
скаля́рныйskaljárnyj
(not comparable)Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array).
(not comparable)Of, or relating to scale.
of or relating to a musical scale
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
(not comparable)Relating to particles with a spin (quantum angular momentum) of 0 (known as spin 0).
(not comparable)Pertaining to the dimension on which something is measured.
Examples
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ruСтруктуры в языке C позволяют группировать скалярные переменные, такие как координаты точки.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin scālāris, adjectival form from scāla (“a flight of steps, stairs, staiBorrowed 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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