noun
- quantities that have magnitude but no direction, as opposed to vectors
Usage: mathematics; physics
Examples
- Temperature and mass are examples of scalars.
- In physics class, we learned to distinguish between scalars and vectors.
- Speed is a scalar, while velocity is a vector.
- The equation involves only scalars, making it easier to solve.
- Scalars can be added using ordinary arithmetic.
- Distance traveled is measured as a scalar quantity.