relative scale
11Scale model — A scale model of the Tower of London. This model can be found inside the tower …
12Scale (social sciences) — In the social sciences, scaling is the process of measuring or ordering entities with respect to quantitative attributes or traits. For example, a scaling technique might involve estimating individuals levels of extraversion, or the perceived… …
13scale — I. /skeɪl / (say skayl) noun 1. one of the thin, flat, horny or hard plates that form the covering of certain animals, as fishes. 2. any thin plate like piece, lamina, or flake such as peels off from a surface. 3. Botany a. a small rudimentary… …
14Relative key — In music, the relative minor of a particular major key (or the relative major of a minor key) is the key which has the same key signature but a different tonic, as opposed to parallel minor or major, respectively. For example, G major and E minor …
15Scale-free network — A scale free network is a network whose degree distribution follows a power law, at least asymptotically. That is, the fraction P ( k ) of nodes in the network having k connections to other nodes goes for large values of k as P ( k ) k − γ where… …
16scale — I n. series of notes arranged in a certain sequence (mus.) 1) to play; sing a scale 2) a chromatic; diatonic; major; minor; natural scale system of classifying in a series of steps 3) a sliding; social scale 4) a pay, salary, wage; union scale… …
17Relative dating — Before the advent of absolute dating in the 20th century, archaeologists and geologists were largely limited to the use of relative dating techniques. It estimates the order of prehistoric and geological events were determined by using basic… …
18scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b …
19Scale (string instruments) — For the musical (rather than instrumental) scale, see Pythagorean tuning. In a string instrument, the scale length (often simply called the scale ) is the sounding length of the strings. On instruments with strings which are not stopped (harp,… …
20relative pitch — noun 1. : the pitch of a musical tone as determined by its position in a scale distinguished from absolute pitch 2. : the ability to recognize or produce a musical tone at its correct pitch according to its relative position in a scale she has… …
