A quantity having only magnitude (no direction) is called:
AVector
BTensor
CMatrix
DScalar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Scalar
Scalars have only magnitude (mass, temperature, time). Vectors have both magnitude AND direction (velocity, force, displacement).
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