scalar
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
Types & categories
- variable quantity hypernym
Related & opposite
- scalar derivation
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to a musical scale
he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar
Related & opposite
- musical scale derivation
- musical scale pertains to
Sense 3 adjective
of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude
scalar quantity
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scalar |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | variable quantity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | musical scale |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | musical scale |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | scalar |
| 3 | pertains to | Related & opposite | scale |