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scaling

scaling

3 4.6
Arranging things by size, amount, or importance
  • noun
  • /ˈskeɪlɪŋ/
: escalado
  • The scaling of measurements ensures that all objects are accurately compared according to their size.
  • multidimensional scaling
  • scaling analysis
  • scaling techniques

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Examples

  • Finally, counselors gauge how ready the client is to use the service with a scaling question.

    Academic text (2007)

  • So perhaps the most well known of these is the scaling of metabolic rate.

  • This was a scaling of domestic morality to an entire society.

  • First, the instrument must provide equal scaling of individuals throughout the range of behavior measured over time.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling were used to separate candidates who showed higher ratings for environmental problem-solving.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Techniques in solution-focused therapy include asking scaling questions, exception-finding questions, and other questions designed to elicit the clients' goals.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In research, proper scaling of data is crucial for making reliable comparisons between subjects.

  • The architect used precise scaling to adjust the building plans to match the required dimensions.

Synonyms

sizing
vsscaling
8 3.7

The process of deciding how big things like clothes or boxes should be

focuses more broadly on ordering or adjusting things by degree or importance
dimensioning
vsscaling
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Showing how big and where parts are on technical drawings

is about arranging or adjusting by degree rather than marking exact positions
commensuration
vsscaling
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The process of making things proportional in size or degree

tends to arrange or measure by degree rather than enforce equality between items

Compounds

scaling ladder
1 7.0

A portable tool that has steps to climb over high walls during an attack

How Systematic

to standardize
  • US
13 4.2
to calibrate
  • Specialized
34 6.0
scaling
3 4.6
measuring
33 2.2
arranging
1 4.2

Surface Forms

scaling singular
scalings plural

Morphology

scaling = scale (transparent) = scale + ing

The noun is a regular gerund/nominalization of the verb 'scale' meaning to measure or set proportions, so learners who know 'scale' + '-ing' can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Scaling comes from the Latin word scala meaning 'ladder' or 'steps', the same root you see in escalator. Think of a ladder as a set of levels you can count and move between, so scaling in this sense means arranging or adjusting things by size or level.