Question

what do you mean by scalar​

Answer 1

$\underline \bold{scaler}$

It is the type of physical quantity that only has magnitude but not direction or any other characteristics.

examples are as follows:

Distance

Mass

lenght

$\bold{in \: terms \: of \: computer}$

In perl programming, a scalar is a variable used to represent a block of information.

A scalar can refer to an integer, a float, a string, an object, binary .It holds only one value