on a large (small) scale
71large — largeness, n. /lahrj/, adj., larger, largest, n., adv. adj. 1. of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent. 2 …
72Scale invariance — In physics and mathematics, scale invariance is a feature of objects or laws that do not change if length scales (or energy scales) are multiplied by a common factor. The technical term for this transformation is a dilatation (also known as… …
73scale — 1. A standardized test for measuring psychological, personality, or behavioral characteristics. SEE ALSO: score, test. 2. SYN: squama. 3. A small thin plate of horny epithelium, resembling a fish s., cast off from the skin …
74large-scale integration — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ noun : the process of placing a large number (as hundreds) of circuits on a small semiconductor chip abbreviation LSI * * * Electronics. See LSI. * * * large scale integration noun (electronics) Production of an integrated circuit… …
75Scale parameter — In probability theory and statistics, a scale parameter is a special kind of numerical parameter of a parametric family of probability distributions. The larger the scale parameter, the more spread out the distribution.DefinitionIf a family of… …
76Scale factor (computer science) — A scale factor is used in computer science when a real world set of numbers needs to be represented on a different scale in order to fit a specific number format. For instance, a 16 bit unsigned integer ( uint16 ) can only hold a value as large… …
77large — adjective 1) a large house large numbers of people Syn: big, great, huge, sizable, substantial, immense, enormous, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, prodigious, tremendous, gigantic, giant …
78small — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, grow ▪ The gap seemed to be getting smaller …
79Large Hadron Collider-The World's Most Powerful Particle Accelerator — ▪ 2009 On Sept. 10, 2008, scientists of the European Organization for Nuclear Research ( CERN), Geneva, ran the first test operation of what had been described as the largest machine and the most ambitious scientific experiment ever built… …
80small — [[t]smɔl[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est, n. 1) of limited size; not big; little: a small box[/ex] 2) slender or narrow: a small waist[/ex] 3) not large as compared with others of the same kind: a small elephant[/ex] 4) pri (of an alphabetical letter) …
