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A scalar quantity is a measurement with only a numeric value and not a direction. Time has only a numeric value and no direction and is therefore a scalar. Distance can be either. A distance of 10 metres in a scalar but 10 metres [due] East is a vector, i.e., Along East will be a positive displacement and along West will be negative.

But distance is always a positive value as there is no influence of direction.

similarly, You don't hear people say "It is -5:00 Am now as the hands moved the other way round." time, no matter what, is a positive quantity and it doesn't depend on direction at all.

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