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Scale or scales may refer to:
Common meanings
- Scale (anatomy), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals
- Scale (dermatology), a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales
- Scale (map), the ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding actual distance
- Scale (measuring), an instrument used to measure mass
- Scale (music), a sequence of ordered musical notes
- Scale (ratio), the ratio of the linear dimension of the model to the same dimension of the original
- Spatial scale, a classification of sizes
Music
- Scale (music), a sequence of ordered musical notes
- Scale (album), a 2006 album by electronic artist Matthew Herbert
- "The Scale", a song from Our Love to Admire by Interpol
- Scale (string instruments), the sounding length of the strings of an instrument
Places
- Scales, California, a community in the United States
- Scales, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, a village
- The Scales, the initial climb of the Chilkoot Pass
Science and mathematics
Biology
- Scale (anatomy), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals
- Scale (dermatology), a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales
- Scale (insect anatomy), an anatomical feature of the wings of moths and butterflies
- Scale insect, a waxy coated animal that resembles a fish scale
- Scale, a type of trichome, any flat epidermal outgrowth in botany
- Bulb scale, the storage layers of a plant bulb
Chemistry and materials science
- Scale (chemistry), the range of mass or volume of a chemical reaction or process
- Mill scale, the flaky surface on hot rolled steel, consisting of iron oxides
- Fouling, sometimes called scale, a buildup of unwanted substances on a submerged surface
- Limescale, a type of fouling
Mathematics
- Scale (ratio), the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original
- Scale (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points
- Scale parameter, a description of the spread or dispersion of a probability distribution
- Long and short scales, how powers of ten are named and grouped in large numbers
Other sciences
- Scale (analytical tool), a concept in the study of complex systems and hierarchy theory
- Scale (social sciences), a tool for ordering entities by quantitative attributes
- Southern California Linux Expo, an open-source software conference held in Los Angeles, California
Other uses
- Scales (surname)
- Scale armour, an early form of armor
- Scale model, a true-to-scale physical representation of an object
- Baron Scales, a title in the Peerage of England
- Pay scale, a system or structure of compensation for work
- Libra (constellation), also known as "the scales"
See also
- Mizan (Scale in English), a treatise on Islam by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
- Scalability, a concept in computer science and electronics
- Scaling (geometry), a linear transformation that enlarges or shrinks objects
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