Scalar vs. Determinant
Scalaradjective
(mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction
Scalaradjective
(computer science) Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array)
Scalaradjective
Of, or relating to scale
Scalaradjective
(music) Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
Scalarnoun
(mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector
Scalarnoun
(electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input
Scalarnoun
In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; - distinguished from a vector, which has both magnitude and direction.
Scalarnoun
a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
Scalaradjective
of or relating to a directionless magnitude;
Determinantnoun
A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
Determinantnoun
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.
Determinantnoun
(biology) A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.
Determinantnoun
(genetics) Something that causes a nuclease to cut at a specified point
Determinantadjective
Serving to determine or limit; determinative.
Determinantadjective
Serving to determine or limit; determinative.
Determinantnoun
That which serves to determine; that which causes determination.
Determinantnoun
The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws
Determinantnoun
A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise.
Determinantnoun
a determining or causal element or factor;
Determinantnoun
a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
Determinantadjective
having the power or quality of deciding;
