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scalar field
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assignment of numbers to points in space
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A scalar field such as temperature or pressure, where intensity of the field is represented by different hues of colors.
In mathematics and physics, a scalar field is a function associating a single number to each point in a region of space – possibly physical space. The scalar may either be a pure mathematical number (dimensionless) or a scalar physical quantity (with units).
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