scale

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1. An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude. · Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10.· The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on the open-ended Richter scale.
2. Size; scope. · There are some who question the scale of our ambitions.
3. The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance. · This map uses a scale of 1:10.
4. A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.
5. A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
6. A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix. · the decimal scale, the binary scale
7. Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
8. A standard amount of money to be paid for a service, for example union-negotiated amounts received by a performer or writer; similar to wage scale or pay grade. · Sally wasn't the star of the show, so she was glad to be paid scale.

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