Combined Science GCSE
Scalar
What Scalar means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A quantity that has magnitude only, without direction.
A quantity that has magnitude only, as distance does.
Topics that use Scalar
- Distance and displacement (AQA GCSE)
- Velocity (AQA GCSE)
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