scaling

IPA: skˈeɪɫɪŋ

The act of one who scales or climbs.
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.
(mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.

Examples of "scaling" in Sentences

A better scaling is when you use e-mail or Jabber style.
Rock scaling is emotion, pure air, physical challenge and danger.
He said the program is stronger after the restructuring, which he described as scaling up, not paring down.
Now, damage scaling is to the point where our 13th level 3. 5e fighters easily dump out 100 points of damage a round.
As I am sure anyone who has cleaned a fish before has found, when scaling is necessary it is a less than an enjoyable task.
"The possible remediation would be what they call scaling, which involves removing rocks by hand or by an excavator," DeFebo said.
Garcia says, "If, when your voice is well oiled [that is what he calls the scaling process], you are not intelligent enough to sing a song by yourself, then you had better knit stockings for the poor."
If you're a media planner at an ad agency, you know that planning an online display buy can be challenging, particularly in scaling your campaign's reach while keeping it relevant for your target audience.
But one of the things that we have deliberately dealt with both AusAID and Parliamentary Secretary McMullen and myself, and also as we've made our budget decisions in the two budgets we've presented, we've been very conscious about what we describe as a scaling up.