| scalar 1. A single number, as opposed to a or of numbers. Thus, for example, "scalar multiplication" refers to the operation of multiplying one number (one scalar) by another and is used to contrast this with "matrix multiplication" etc. 2. In a or , the "scalar processor" handles all the sequential operations - those which cannot be parallelised or vectorised. See also . 3. A data type in combining what in many other languages is either a or a . (1998-12-18) |
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