scipp.scalar
scipp.scalar¶
- scipp.scalar(value, variance=None, unit=dimensionless, dtype=None)¶
Constructs a zero dimensional
Variable
with a unit and optional variance.- Seealso
- Parameters
value (Any) – Initial value.
variance (Optional[Any]) – Optional, initial variance, Default=None
unit (Union[scipp._scipp.core.Unit, str]) – Optional, unit. Default=dimensionless
dtype (Optional[scipp._scipp.core.DType]) – Optional, type of underlying data. Default=None, in which case type is inferred from value input. Cannot be specified for value types of str, Dataset or DataArray.
- Returns
A scalar (zero-dimensional) Variable.
- Return type