scaling

[ˈskeɪlɪŋ]

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Scaling means making or using changes that are gradual and manageable.

When we talk about scaling something, we usually mean finding ways to make it bigger or more efficient without getting overwhelmed. For example, a business might scale up its production by hiring more workers and buying new machines. This way, they can produce more products without struggling to keep up with the demand. Or, a person might scale back their spending by cutting down on non-essential expenses and finding ways to save money. It's all about making changes in small steps that are easy to handle.

Scaling can also refer to the process of adapting an idea or plan to fit different situations or sizes. For instance, if you're developing an app for a small startup, you might need to scale up your design to make it work on bigger screens. Or, a recipe for baking cookies might be scaled down from making dozens of cookies to just a few.

In some cases, scaling can also refer to the process of removing old or unwanted material from something, like when a construction company scales off excess concrete from a building site. But generally speaking, scaling is about adjusting things to make them more manageable and effective.

How common is "scaling"?

Word scaling is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in academic texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

verb

To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
Example: We should scale that up by a factor of 10.
To climb to the top of.
Example: Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest.
To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
Example: That architecture won't scale to real-world environments.
To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.

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verb

To remove the scales of.
Example: Please scale that fish for dinner.
To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
Example: The dry weather is making my skin scale.
To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
Example: to scale the inside of a boiler
To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.
Example: Some sandstone scales by exposure.
To scatter; to spread.
To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.

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descale

noun

The removing of the scales of fish.
The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.
The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.

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Real examples of "scaling" in context

Could Jack Have Survived on the Titanic Raft? | MythBusters | Discovery

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Next up, Adam brings the same scaling rigor to the key prop piece.

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So far so good. Adam's eye for detailed and mathematically accurate scaling has paid off.

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How common is "scaling"?

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Real examples of "scaling" in context

Could Jack Have Survived on the Titanic Raft? | MythBusters | Discovery

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