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It does not require direction, so it's a scalar quantity.

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Time is considered a scalar quantity because it does not have a direction associated with it. Scalar quantities only have magnitude, like a point on a number line. In contrast, vector quantities have both magnitude and direction.

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since the measurement of time does not require any particular direction it is a scalar

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