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Scalar vs Pseudoscalar - What's the difference?

scalar | pseudoscalar |

As nouns the difference between scalar and pseudoscalar

is that scalar is a quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector while pseudoscalar is a quantity that behaves like a scalar, but changes sign under a parity inversion.

As an adjective scalar

is having magnitude but not direction.

scalar

English

(wikipedia scalar)

Adjective

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  • (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

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector
  • (electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input

    • Related terms

    * vector

    Anagrams

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    pseudoscalar

    English

    (wikipedia pseudoscalar)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A quantity that behaves like a scalar, but changes sign under a parity inversion