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Look up scale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Scale can refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

Scale in the computing field is used as a verb. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Scale (computing). ... Variable scale to measure distances on maps An important property of a map is the scale. ... The concept of scale is applicable if a system is represented proportionally by another system. ... lol rofl taco hahaThere is also a nscale factor for the expansion of the Universe Scale factors are used in computer science when certain real world numbers need to be represented on a different scale in order to fit a required number format. ... Spatial scale provides a shorthand form for discussing relative lengths, areas, distances and sizes. ... In this SEM image of a butterfly wing the scales are clearly visible, and the tiny platelets on each individual scale are just barely visible in the striping. ... Families Aclerdidae Asterolecaniidae Beesoniidae Carayonemidae Cerococcidae Coccidae Conchaspididae Dactylopiidae Diaspididae Electrococcidae Eriococcidae Grimaldiellidae Halimococcidae Inkaidae Jersicoccidae Kermesidae Kerriidae Kukaspididae Labiococcidae Lecanodiaspididae Margarodidae Micrococcidae Ortheziidae Phenacoleachiidae Phoenicococcidae Pseudococcidae Putoidae Stictococcidae The scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, notable for their habit of secreting a waxy covering that covers... In statistics, if a family of probabiblity densities parametrized by a parameter s is of the form fs(x) = f(sx)/s then s is called a scale parameter, since its value determines the scale of the probability distribution. ... In music, a scale is a collection of musical notes that provides material for part or all of a musical work. ... A logarithmic scale is a scale of measurement that uses the logarithm of a physical quantity instead of the quantity itself. ... An order of magnitude is the class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio to the class preceding it. ... The level of measurement of a variable in mathematics and statistics describes how much information the numbers associated with the variable contain. ... A duration is an amount of time or a particular time interval. ... An architects scale is a specialized ruler. ... An engineers scale is a ruler, a tool for measuring distances. ... Digital kitchen scales. ... The Zadok scale is a cereal development scale. ... The degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed it in 1742. ... This article is about the temperature scale; see also Fahrenheit graphics API. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... The kelvin (symbol: K) is the SI unit of temperature, and is one of the seven SI base units. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ... The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita-Pearson scale, rates a tornados intensity by the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and sometimes on vegetation. ... The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for describing wind intensity based mainly on observed sea conditions. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ... A seismic scale is used to measure and compare the relative severity of earthquakes. ... Not to be confused with Tafsir al-Mizan (a quranic tafsir). ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... Not to be confused with Tafsir al-Mizan (a quranic tafsir). ... Javed Ahmed Ghamidi (Urdu: جاوید احمد غامدی) (b. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Ulema (Arabic: علماء) is the community of legal scholars of Islam and the Sharia. ...

Astronomy

Scale (education): scale of enrollment[quy mô đào tạo] The scale factor, parameter of Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker model, is a function of time which represents the relative expansion of the universe. ... Astronomy and cosmology examine the universe to understand the large-scale structure of the cosmos. ... The Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale is a logarithmic scale used by astronomers to rate the potential hazard of impact of a near-earth object. ... The Torino Scale is a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets. ... A Solar Flare and CME, courtesy NASA A solar flare is a violent explosion in the Suns atmosphere with an energy equivalent to a billion megatons, traveling normally at about 1 million km per hour (about 0. ... Libra (IPA: , Latin: , symbol , Unicode ) is a constellation of the zodiac. ... Libra is an astrological sign, which is associated with the constellation Libra, in the Southern Hemisphere near Scorpius and Virgo. ...


Chemistry and physics

Electronegativity

The force of attraction is given by: e²Z/r² where r is the distance between the electron and the nucleus (covalent radius). ... The Mulliken scale (also called Mulliken-Jaffe scale) is a scale for the electronegativity of chemical elements. ... Electronegativity is a measure of the attraction that an atom has for the bonding pair of electrons in a covalent bond. ...

Radiodensity

The Hounsfield scale is a quantitative scale for describing radiodensity. ...

Relative density or specific gravity

A hydrometer scale developed by French pharmacist Antoine Baumé to measure density of various liquids. ... It has been suggested that Öchsle scale and Baumé scale be merged into this article or section. ... An empirically derived hydrometer scale developed in 1843 by German scientist Karl Balling, and improved by Fritz Plato to measure density of beer wort in terms of percentage of extract by weight. ...

Temperature

Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Kelvin (disambiguation). ... The degree Réaumur is a unit of temperature named after René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, who first proposed it in 1731. ...

Earth science

The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for describing wind intensity based mainly on observed sea conditions. ... The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita-Pearson scale, rates a tornados intensity by the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and sometimes on vegetation. ... The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a scale classifying most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. ...

Economics

Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) is a schema used to determine how much money medical providers should be paid. ... In economics, returns to scale and economies of scale are related terms that describe what happens as the scale of production increases. ...

Geography

Scales is a small village in south Cumbria, England, around 3. ... Furness (IPA: ) is a peninsula in the southern part of Cumbria, in north-west England. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ...

Music

In music, a scale is a set of musical notes that provides material for part or all of a musical work. ... The Bohlen-Pierce scale (BP scale) is a musical scale that offers an alternative to the octave-repeating scales typical in Western music. ... The chromatic scale is a scale with twelve pitches, each a semitone or half step apart. ... Discovered by Diana Deutsch, Deutschs scale illusion is an auditory illusion produced by simultaneous ascending and descending major scales beginning in separate stereo channels with each successive note being switched to the opposite channel. ... In music, a diminished scale is a scale in which the notes of the scale ascend in alternating intervals of a whole step and a half step. ... There are arguments that mathematics can be used to analyse and understand music, and at its core, to compose music itself. ... A minor scale in musical theory is a diatonic scale whose third scale degree is an interval of a minor third above the tonic. ... In a string instrument, the scale length (often simply but confusingly called the scale) is the sounding length of the strings. ... Scale is an album by Matthew Herbert, released May 29, 2006. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Deluxe Edition Cover Our Love to Admire is the third studio album by New York-based indie rock band Interpol, released July 10, 2007 on Capitol Records. ...

Scale models

A scale model of the Tower of London. ... 2 mm scale is a scale used for railway modelling, largely of British subjects. ... HO scale (H0 scale in continental Europe) is the most popular scale of model railway in most of the world (outside the United Kingdom, where the slightly larger 00 gauge is most common). ... O scale (or O gauge) is a scale commonly used for toy trains and model railroading. ... Mamod live steam locomotive and train on a garden railway layout A popular scale of model railway in the UK which represents narrow gauge prototypes at a scale of 16 mm:1 foot or 1:19. ...

Social science

Scaling is the measurement of a variable in such a way that it can be expressed on a continuum. ... The Clinical Global Impression (CGI) is a scale to assess treatment response in patients with mental disorders. ... The Clinical Global Impression (CGI) is a scale to assess treatment response in patients with mental disorders. ... The Kinsey scale attempts to measure sexual orientation, from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual). ... The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid attempts to further measure sexual orientation by expanding upon the earlier Kinsey scale which only considers from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual). ... A Likert scale (pronounced lick-urt) is a type of psychometric response scale often used in questionnaires, and is the most widely used scale in survey research. ... Phrase completion scales are a type of psychometric scale used in questionnaires. ... social stratification is the division of people of a particular society on the basis if occupation, income, power, prestige, authority, status, dignity, education, class, castle, gender, race and ethnicity In sociology, social stratification is the hierarchical arrangement of social classes, castes and strata within a society. ... A social class is, at its most basic, a group of people that have similar social status. ... Lady Justice Lady Justice (Iustitia, the Roman Goddess of Justice and sometimes, simply Justice) is an allegorical personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system. ...

Scales named after people

Scales with special uses are often named after the person who invented them:

A hydrometer scale developed by French pharmacist Antoine Baumé to measure density of various liquids. ... Relative density (also known as specific gravity) is a measure of the density of a material. ... For explanation of specific gravity as it relates to renal function, see Specific gravity (kidney). ... The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for describing wind intensity based mainly on observed sea conditions. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Kelvin (disambiguation). ... The Fujita scale (F-Scale), or Fujita-Pearson scale, rates a tornados intensity by the damage it inflicts on human-built structures and sometimes on vegetation. ... The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a questionnaire by psychologist and researcher, Michael Liebowitz, whose objective is to assess the range of social interaction and performance situations which patients with social anxiety disorder may fear. ... The Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale (MSK-64) is a macroseismic intensity scale used to measure the effects of earthquakes on humans, objects of nature, and structures. ... The Mercalli Intensity Scale is a scale used to classify the intensity of an earthquake by examining its effects on people and structures at the Earths surface. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude ML scale, assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake. ... Naga Jolokia (naga morich, bhut jolokia), the Indian chili tested hottest in the world at 1,040,000 SHU. The Red Savina™ pepper, one of the hottest chilis, is rated at 580,000 SHU. Only Naga Jolokia and Dorset Naga are hotter. ...

Miscellaneous

1579 drawing of the great chain of being from Didacus Valades, Rhetorica Christiana The Great Chain of Being is a classical and western medieval conception of the order of the universe, whose chief characteristic is a strict hierarchal system. ... A hierarchy (in Greek: , derived from — hieros, sacred, and — arkho, rule) is a system of ranking and organizing things or people, where each element of the system (except for the top element) is a subordinate to a single other element. ... This is a list of named time periods defined in various fields of study. ... In geology, a period or age is a time span of many millions of years that are assumed to have had similar characteristics. ...

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (316 words)
The European Macroseismic Scale, the Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale, and the Mercalli scale are all used to measure the intensity of earthquakes.
The Fujita scale estimates the intensity of tornadoes.
The Torino Scale and the Palermo scale measure the impact hazard level of near-Earth objects such as asteroids.
Scale (ratio) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (469 words)
For example, for a scale model of an object, the ratio of corresponding lengths is a dimensionless scale, e.g.
Correspondingly, torques could be represented on the same map by areas in a scale of 1 m² : 12 500 Nm, which is equal to 1 m : 12 500 N. Torques in the plane of the map could be represented by arrows with an independent scale of e.g.
a map of scale 1:50,000 shows a distance of 50,000 cm (=500 m) as 1 cm on a map, and a model on a scale 1:25 of a building with a height of 30 m has a model height of 1.20 m.
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