scale
Definition 1
Concept, device, or procedure used in arranging, measuring, or quantifying events, objects, or phenomenon in any sequence. Scales may be broadly classified as (1) Category scale: Sequence of numbers or words which only serve to identify certain entities or observations and have no quantitative significance; for example, a numbered or named list, or numbers on the uniforms of the members of a team. Also called nominal scale or qualitative scale. (2) Interval scale: Sequence of numbers in a fixed order representing amount, interval, or numeric values; for example, a distance or temperature scale. Also called quantitative scale. (3) Sequence scale: Ranked entities or items with a uniform spacing but no quantitative significance; for example, hardness scale (Moh's scale), pH Scale, or Richter scale. Also called ordinal scale.
Definition 2
Ratio of the size of an object as drawn to its actual size. See also scale drawing.
scale is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology and Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subjects.
scale appears in the definitions of the following terms:
integrated mill,
organized crime,
Stanford-Binet scale,
schematic plan,
pilot,
nominal scale,
point and figure (P&F) chart,
flame spread rating,
category scale,
test marketing
and
scale appears in the other terms:
interval scale,
Celsius scale,
scaleable font,
scale order,
scale problem,
economies of scale,
ordinal scale,
mill scale,
pH scale,
gray scale
and
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