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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.
Scale Factor. The ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures. Note: The ratio of areas of two similar figures is the square of the scale factor. The ratio of volumes of two similar figures is the cube of the scale factor.