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The Clue

Graduated (6 letter answer)

The Answer

SCALAR

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Notes

The answer SCALAR is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 850 puzzles.

Related Clues

Ladderlike in arrangement
Non-vector
Arranged like a ladder
Having magnitude only
Like the reading on a thermometer
Like some variables
Having no direction, in math
Having an uninterrupted series of steps

Definition

SCALAR as a noun:

1. a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components

SCALAR as an adjective:

1. of or relating to a musical scale; "he played some basic scalar patterns on his guitar"
2. of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude; "scalar quantity"