Question

Can a scalar be negative?

Answer 1

Yes they can.

Answer 2

Do you need an explanation?

Answer 3

distance is a scalar
can distance be negative ?

Answer 4

@rsadhvika Google it. You're wrong, I think.

Answer 5

There is no absolute answer to the question

Answer 6

did i say somethign wrong ?
i just asked a question uhh

Answer 7

There are some scalars which can be negative while others cannot

Answer 8

Scalars can be negative, and so can a change in a scalar value.
Take temperature:
You can have a temperature of -10 degrees.
If temperature falls from 20 to 5 degress, the change was -15 degrees.
The negative value of the scalar is a consequence of where you take the "zero" to be.

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