Scale
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Scale
or
scales
may refer to:
Mathematics
Scale (descriptive set theory)
, an object defined on a set of points
Scale (ratio)
, the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original
Scale factor
, a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity
Long and short scales
, how powers of ten are named and grouped in large numbers
Scale parameter
, a description of the spread or dispersion of a probability distribution
Feature scaling
, a method used to normalize the range of independent variables or features of data
Scale (analytical tool)
Measurements
Scale (map)
, the ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding actual distance
Scale (geography)
Weighing scale
, an instrument used to measure mass
Scale (ratio)
, the ratio of the linear dimension of the model to the same dimension of the original
Spatial scale
, a classification of sizes
Scale ruler
, a tool for measuring lengths and transferring measurements at a fixed ratio of length
Vernier scale
, the scale on calipers
Music
Scale (music)
, a sequence of ordered musical notes
Scale (string instruments)
, the sounding length of the strings of an instrument
Scale
(album)
, a 2006 album by electronic artist Matthew Herbert
"The Scale", a song from
Our Love to Admire
by Interpol
Cinema
Scale (film)
, an animated short film directed by Joseph Pierce
Science
Biology
Scale (zoology)
, a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals
Fish scale
Reptile scale
Snake scale
Scale (dermatology)
, a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales
Scale (insect anatomy)
, a feature of the wings of moths and butterflies
Scale, a type of
trichome
, any flat epidermal outgrowth in botany
Bulb scale, the storage layers of a plant bulb
Scale insect
, a waxy coated animal that resembles a fish scale
Chemistry and materials science
Fouling
, sometimes called
scale
, a buildup of unwanted substances on a submerged surface
Limescale
, a hard, chalky deposit that often builds up inside kettles, hot water boilers, and pipework
Mill scale
, the flaky surface on hot rolled steel, consisting of iron oxides
Scale (chemistry)
, the range of mass or volume of a chemical reaction or process
Social sciences
Rating scale
, a type of informational measurement scale
Scale (analytical tool)
, a concept in the study of complex systems and hierarchy theory
Scale (social sciences)
, a tool for ordering entities by quantitative attributes
Places
Scales, California
, a community in the United States
Scales, Lancashire
, part of the village of Newton-with-Scales
Scales, near Kirkoswald
, Cumbria, a hamlet
Scales, South Lakeland
, Cumbria, England, a village
The Scales
, the initial climb of the
Chilkoot Pass
Other uses
Scales (surname)
Scales
(film)
, a 2019 Saudi Arabian film
Baron Scales
, a title in the Peerage of England
Libra (constellation)
, also known as "the scales", or the namesake astrological sign
Mizan
(
Scale
in English), a treatise on Islam by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
Pay scale
, a system or structure of compensation for work
Scale armour
, an early form of armor
Southern California Linux Expo
, an open-source software conference held in Los Angeles, California
See also
Scala (disambiguation)
Scalability
, a concept in business, computer science, and electronics
Scali (disambiguation)
Scaling (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
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