For transport phenomena, flux is a vector quantity, describing the magnitude and direction of the flow of a substance or property. In electromagnetism, flux is a scalar quantity, defined as the surface integral of the component of a vector field perpendicular to the surface at each point.
Soft Credit Inquiry. A soft inquiry, or soft pull, is a term used to refer to an inquiry into your credit history that does not adversely affect the credit score. Often, you are not even aware that there has been a soft inquiry on your credit report.
Credit checks -- or credit inquiries -- are designated as either hard or soft.. When you apply for credit, each hard inquiry by lenders can reduce your credit score by a few points. However, when you shop around for auto, student or mortgage loans during a short time frame, it results in a single inquiry, lessening the scoring damage of having multiple credit checks.