Scalar (computing)
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See the scalar disambiguation page for an account of the broader concept used in physics and mathematics.
In computing, a scalar is any non-composite value.
Generally, all basic primitive data types are considered scalar:
- The boolean data type (
bool) - Numeric types (
int, the floating point typesfloatanddouble) - Character types (
charandstring)
The origin of the term "scalar" in computing dates back to the 1970-80s with the scalar processor, distinguishing it from a vector processor.
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