Scale

usgb/skeɪl/
noun

A system used to measure or rank something.

This work scores 5 on a scale of 1 to 10
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Often appears as...

  • scale of 1 to 10
  • scale of measurement
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Quantifying Rank

Scale can represent levels of quality, importance, or rank, often numerically.

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Your essay will be graded on a scale from A to F.
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Not Always Linear

A scale doesn't always follow a linear progression; some scales have varied intervals.

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The earthquake was not large, only a 4 on the Richter scale.
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