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ordered series - an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" | ||
scale, scale of measurement, graduated table | ||
touchstone, criterion, standard, measure the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" | ||
wind scale, beaufort scale a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind | ||
index the finger next to the thumb | ||
logarithmic scale scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers | ||
mercalli scale a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII | ||
mohs scale a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance | ||
richter scale a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations | ||
moment magnitude scale a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake | ||
temperature scale a system of measuring temperature |