scalar

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This is simply a representation of an operation to produce a scalar, a single defined value, usually from a calculation - in this case, the alias

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  1. noun A quantity, such as mass, length, or speed, that is completely specified by its magnitude and has no direction.
  2. noun Mathematics A number, numerical quantity, or element in a field.
  3. noun A device that yields an output equal to the input multiplied by a constant, as in a linear amplifier.
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  • All other SPs which return "scalar" or "none" are not accessible in the code. —  ASP.NET Forums
  • For example, date = > scalar (localtime) means that [ 'date'] in the header section will be dynamically replaced by the value produced by scalar (localtime). —  Perl
  • This is simply a representation of an operation to produce a scalar, a single defined value, usually from a calculation - in this case, the alias —  SQLServerCentral.com Articles
  • It further implies that the action for the metric, the gauge potentials and the Higgs scalar is coded in the spectrum of the covariant Dirac operator. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • These are scalar (not vector) quantities, so I would write Paul Wormer 17: 20, 4 January 2009 (UTC) —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
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  1. Latin scālāris, of a ladder, from scālae, ladder; see scale2.

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  1. from Latin scalaris, of or pertaining to a ladder or a flight of steps, from scala, scalæ, a ladder, flight of steps: see scale. Cf. scalary.
 

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