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Contents 1 Astronomy 2 Chemistry and physics 3 Economics 4 Music 5 Scale models 6 Social science 7 Scales named after people 8 Miscellaneous 9 See also

Scale can refer to:

• Scale (computing)
• Scale (map)
• Scale (ratio)
  • Scale factor
• Scale (spatial)
• Scale (zoology)
  • Zoology: Scale insect, plant parasites which resemble animal scales
• Musical scale
• Logarithmic scale, mathematics
• Order of magnitude
• Stanley Stevens' Scales of measurement (1946): nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio
• Duration scale
• Architect's scale — (or draughtsman's scale) is a ruler-like device, which facilitates the production of technical drawings.
• Engineer's scale
• Weighing scale — used for measurement of weight (mass or force)
• Zadok scale cereal development
• Atmospheric sciences: Celsius scale, Fahrenheit scale, Kelvin scale, Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, Fujita scale (tornadoes), Beaufort scale (wind)
• A temperature scale, see Category:Units of temperature
• Screen Actors Guild wage standards
• A seismic scale or one of many named scales listed therein.
• Scale or Balance (In Urdu:Mizan or ميزان) is a comprehensive treatise on the contents of Islam written by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, a Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar.

[edit] Astronomy

• Scale factor (Universe)
• Large-scale structure of the cosmos
• Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale
• Torino Scale
• Solar flare energy intensity

[edit] Chemistry and physics

• Kelvin scale measures Thermodynamic temperature
• Mulliken scale electronegativity
• Hounsfield scale (radiodensity)
• Allred-Rochow scale, Mulliken scale, Pauling scale

[edit] Economics

• Scale (economics)
• Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, returns to scale

[edit] Music

• Scale (music)
  • Bohlen-Pierce scale, chromatic scale, Deutsch's scale illusion, diminished scale, mathematics of musical scales, minor scale
• Scale (string instruments)
• Scale, an album by electronic artist Matthew Herbert

[edit] Scale models

• Scale model
• 2 mm scale, HO scale, O scale

[edit] Social science

• Scale (social sciences)
• Clinical Global Impression scale and the Clinical Global Impression Improvement scale
• Kinsey scale, sexual orientation (Klein scale is more detailed but not yet as well known)
• Likert scale, questionnaire format
• Phrase completion scales, questionnaire format
• Social stratification, socioeconomic class
• Lady Justice, a woman that holds a scale in her hand with a sword and sometimes a blindfold. She is seen a lot outside of courthouses.

[edit] Scales named after people

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

• The Richter magnitude scale is a mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes.
• The Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale and the Mercalli scale are used to measure the intensity of earthquakes.
• The Beaufort scale is used to measure wind force.
• The Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin scales (among others) measure temperature.
• The Goldberg scale measures mania and depression.
• The Liebowitz social anxiety scale measures the severity of social anxiety disorder.
• The Scoville Scale measures the hotness of peppers.
• The Glasgow Coma Scale measures the severity of comas.
• 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.
• Geosciences: Mohs scale of mineral hardness

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Chain of being
• Hierarchy
• Time scales: Historical periods, Geologic periods

[edit] See also

• Level of measurement
• Scaling (geometry)
• Scaling

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