pseudoscalar

Questions

What does pseudoscalar mean?

A quantity that behaves like a scalar, but changes sign under a parity inversion

Where does pseudoscalar come from?

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English scalar English pseudoscalar From pseudo- + scalar.

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