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scalar

/ˈskeɪlə(r)/noun

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] mathematics

    a quantity that has size but no direction, such as mass, length or temperature

    अदिश राशि

    • Speed is a scalar, but velocity is a vector.
    • Time and temperature are scalars.
adjective
  1. 1

    mathematics

    (of a quantity) having size but no direction

    अदिश

    • Distance is a scalar quantity.
?Which word?

Do not confuse a scalar quantity (size only, such as speed or distance) and a vector quantity (size and direction, such as velocity or displacement).

Scalar quantity (केवल परिमाण, जैसे speed या distance) और vector quantity (परिमाण और दिशा दोनों, जैसे velocity या displacement) में भ्रम न करें।