pseudoscalar
[ soo-duh-skey-ler ]
adjectivePhysics, Mathematics.
a scalar quantity that changes sign when the sense of the orientation of the coordinate system is changed.
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British Dictionary definitions for pseudoscalar
pseudoscalar
/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈskeɪlə) /
noun
maths a variable quantity that has magnitude but not direction and is an odd function of the coordinates: Compare pseudovector, scalar (def. 1), tensor (def. 2), vector (def. 1)
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