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Scalar (mathematics)
Elements of a field, e.g. real numbers, in the context of linear algebra
Scalar (mathematics)
In mathematics, more specifically in linear algebra, a scalar is an element of a field which is used to define a vector space through the operation of scalar multiplication: a vector (denoted v) multiplied by a scalar (denoted a) produces another vector (av). Real numbers and complex numbers may be used as scalars in real and complex vector spaces, respectively. A scalar product operation – not to be confused with scalar multiplication – may be defined on a vector space, allowing two vectors to be multiplied in the defined way to produce a scalar. A vector space equipped with a scalar product is called an inner product space. A scalar may also have other roles in terms of vector components, in normed vector spaces, in modules, and in transformations. A quantity described by multiple scalars, such as having both direction and magnitude, is called a vector. The term scalar is also sometimes used informally to mean a vector, matrix, tensor, or other, usually, "compound" value that is actually...
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