What is a 'scalar' value?

[Marc Twain]

Saw that term the other day and wondered if it refered to primitive types?

TIA,

AJ.

 

[Joona I Palaste]

Saw that term the other day and wondered if it refered to primitive types?

Basically, a scalar is anything that is just one value and does not
represent an array or a data structure.

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[Jeen Broekstra]

Saw that term the other day and wondered if it refered to
primitive types?

Yes, the value of a primitive type is a scalar value. The term
scalar refers to the fact that the value is representable as a
point on a scale.

Jeen