scalar
Magnitude without direction
A scalar is a quantity with magnitude but no direction—a single number rather than a vector.
Temperature, mass, and speed are scalars; velocity and force are not.
In computing, scalar describes a single value as opposed to an array or list: The function returns a scalar, not a collection.
The word emphasizes simplicity and singularity.
Size or scale
- intensityStrength or force level
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- valueImportance or price
- measurementDetermining size or amount
unit · parameter · constant · coefficient · ratio · proportion · index · factor
Basic substance or factor
- entryAccess or submission
- determinantMatrix-derived scalar quantity
- eigenvalueScalar satisfying determinant equation
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
rank · diagonal · multiplication · transpose · array · coefficient · cell · component
Without aim or guidance
- one-dimensionalWithout depth or complexity
- componentElement of a system
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- normAccepted behavioral standard
Power to do work
- workEffort toward a goal
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- forceStrength or compulsion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
inertia · mass · friction · gravity · joule · watt · newton · displacement
Prone to fluctuation
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- realTruly existing, not fake
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- algebraMath using symbols
arithmetic · multiplication · division · product · quotient · sum · difference · exponentiation
magnitude
Size or scale
measurement · unit · parameter · constant · coefficient · ratio · proportion · index · factor · percentage
element
Basic substance or factor
- entryAccess or submission
- determinantMatrix-derived scalar quantity
- eigenvalueScalar satisfying determinant equation
trace · rank · diagonal · multiplication · transpose · array · coefficient · cell · component
directionless
Without aim or guidance
- one-dimensionalWithout depth or complexity
- componentElement of a system
- projectionSomething that extends outward
energy
Power to do work
momentum · inertia · mass · friction · gravity · joule · watt · newton · displacement · thrust
variable
Prone to fluctuation
algebra · arithmetic · multiplication · division · product · quotient · sum · difference · exponentiation · root
rank
Position in hierarchy
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- tierHorizontal structural layer
spectrum · continuum · progression · gradation · range · gradient · ordinal · sequence · priority · precedence
- vector spacesvector, basis, dimension, subspace, eigenvector
- math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
- tech termsinternet, code, emoji, wireless, email
- Technical termsalgorithm, bandwidth, calibration, coefficient, combustion
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- CPU Architectureinstruction set, CPU, processor, register, microarchitecture
scalarvector
Quantity with direction
tensor · matrix · multidimensional · array · directional
- bathroom scaleDevice measuring body weight
- scaled backReduced in size
- scale backReduce in extent
- scale downReduce proportionally in size
- scale upIncrease proportionally
- scaled downReduced proportionally in size
scale, escalate, escalator, scaling, scaled, scalable, scalene, scalability, scaler