ordinal scale

noun

A scale whose values can be compared; formally, a scale whose set of values is totally ordered.

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Meanings

nounordinal scale (plural ordinal scales)

plural ordinal scales

  1. A scale whose values can be compared; formally, a scale whose set of values is totally ordered.
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