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One set of theories is known as Tensor-vector-scalar gravity (TeVeS), which adds an extra field to gravity.
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Origin and Etymology of scalar
Latin scalaris, from scalae stairs, ladder — more at scale
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First Known Use: circa 1656
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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: a real number rather than a vector
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: a quantity (such as mass or time) that has a magnitude describable by a real number and no direction
First Known Use of scalar
1846
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