scalar-wise operation
nounUK /ˈskeɪlə waɪz ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/
US /ˈskeɪlər waɪz ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃən/
A math action done on each number one at a time.
Adding two lists with a scalar-wise operation adds each pair of numbers separately.
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2. A calculation applied separately to every single value in a collection.
The program used a scalar-wise operation to double every score in the list.
3. A way of combining two arrays by matching each item with its partner.
Multiplying the arrays with a scalar-wise operation gave a new array of products.
4. A step in computing where each number is handled on its own, not as a group.
The scalar-wise operation checked each pixel's brightness one by one.