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Scaling may refer to:
Science and technology
Mathematics and physics
- Scaling (geometry), a linear transformation that enlarges or diminishes objects
- Scale invariance, a feature of objects or laws that do not change if scales of length, energy, or other variables are multiplied by a common factor
- Scaling law, a law that describes the scale invariance found in many natural phenomena
- The scaling of critical exponents in physics, such as Widom scaling, or scaling of the renormalization group
Computing and information technology
Other uses in science and technology
- Tooth scaling, in dentistry, the removal of plaque and calculus
- Fouling, i.e., formation of a deposit layer (scale) on a solid surface, e.g., in a boiler; in particular, a kind of micro fouling as crystallization of salts
- Scaling rock, the removal of loose rock from a rock wall after blasting
- Scaling of innovations, a process that leads to widespread use of an innovation
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