Etymology

pseudoscalar

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Today it means: A quantity that behaves like a scalar, but changes sign under a parity inversion Full definition →

English scalar ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishscalar
  6. English todaypseudoscalar

From pseudo- + scalar.

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