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minus-squareNoFood4ulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoBecause a number isn’t just a representation of a size or amount - that’s called a scalar. A number can also represent a point in a space, the label of a vertex on a graph and probably some other things too.
minus-squarebaseless_discourse@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 months agoBTW, 0 is typically considered a scalar. As in mathematics scalar is typically defined as a field, which would require an additive identity, namely 0.
Because a number isn’t just a representation of a size or amount - that’s called a scalar. A number can also represent a point in a space, the label of a vertex on a graph and probably some other things too.
BTW, 0 is typically considered a scalar. As in mathematics scalar is typically defined as a field, which would require an additive identity, namely 0.