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    A scalar is a quantity that is fully described by its magnitude alone, having no direction. It is an element of a field that can be used to define a vector space. A vector is a quantity that requires both a magnitude and a direction to be fully described.

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    A scalar is a quantity that is fully described by its magnitude alone, having no direction. It is an element of a field that can be used to define a vector space. A vector is a quantity that requires both a magnitude and a direction to be fully described.

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    A scalar is a quantity that is fully described by its magnitude alone, having no direction. It is an element of a field that can be used to define a vector space. A vector is a quantity that requires both a magnitude and a direction to be fully described.

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    Definition of scalar (Entry 2 of 2)

    a real number rather than a vector :1

    a quantity (such as mass or time) that has a magnitude describable by a real number and :2
    no direction

    Physics is a mathematical science. The underlying concepts and principles


    have a mathematical basis. Throughout the course of our study of physics, we
    will encounter a variety of concepts that have a mathematical basis
    associated with them. While our emphasis will often be upon the conceptual
    nature of physics, we will give considerable and persistent attention to its
    mathematical aspect.
    The motion of objects can be described by words. Even a person without a
    background in physics has a collection of words that can be used to describe
    moving objects. Words and phrases such as going fast, stopped, slowing
    down, speeding up, and turning provide a sufficient vocabulary for describing
    the motion of objects. In physics, we use these words and many more. We
    will be expanding upon this vocabulary list with words such
    as distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration. As we will soon
    see, these words are associated with mathematical quantities that have strict
    definitions. The mathematical quantities that are used to describe the motion
    of objects can be divided into two categories. The quantity is either a vector
    or a scalar. These two categories can be distinguished from one another by
    their distinct definitions:
     Scalars are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude (or
    numerical value) alone.
     Vectors are quantities that are fully described by both a magnitude and a
    direction.
    The remainder of this lesson will focus on several examples of vector and
    scalar quantities (distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration).
    As you proceed through the lesson, give careful attention to the vector and
    scalar nature of each quantity. As we proceed through other units at The
    Physics Classroom Tutorial and become introduced to new mathematical
    quantities, the discussion will often begin by identifying the new quantity as
    being either a vector or a scalar.

    A scalar is an element of a field which is used to define a vector space. A quantity


    described by multiple scalars, such as having both direction and magnitude, is called
    a vector.
    he order (also degree or rank) of a tensor is thus the sum of the orders of its arguments
    plus the order of the resulting tensor. This is also the dimensionality of the array of
    numbers needed to represent the tensor with respect to a specific basis, or equivalently,
    the number of indices needed to label each component in that array. For example, in a
    fixed basis, a standard linear map that maps a vector to a vector, is represented by a
    matrix (a 2-dimensional array), and therefore is a 2nd-order tensor. A simple vector can
    be represented as a 1-dimensional array, and is therefore a 1st-order tensor. Scalars are
    simple numbers and are thus 0th-order tensors. This way the tensor representing the
    scalar product, taking two vectors and resulting in a scalar has order 2 + 0 = 2, equal to

    the stress tensor, taking one vector and returning another 1 + 1 = 2. The -
    symbol, mapping two vectors to one vector, would have order 2 + 1 = 3.

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