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scale - the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; the scale of the map; the scale of the model. proportion - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole.
7. (Statistics) a numerical scale by means of which variables, such as levels of the cost of living, can be compared with each other or with some base number. 8. (Mathematics) a number or ratio indicating a specific characteristic, property, etc: refractive index.