SOLUTION: what is a scalar?

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Question 785936: what is a scalar?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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A scalar is a quantity that has size but not direction. For example real numbers
are scalars. By contrast vectors have both size and direction.