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scaling

scaling

1 4.6
Arranging things by size, amount, or importance
  • noun
  • /ˈskeɪlɪŋ/
translation icon : 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
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
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
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
7.0

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

How Systematic

to standardize
  • US
83 4.2
to calibrate
  • Specialized
36 6.0
scaling
1 4.6
measuring
20 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.