scale height

noun

The distance over which a quantity changes by a factor of e (the base of natural logarithms)

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Meanings

nounscale height (plural scale heights)

plural scale heights

  1. sciencesThe distance over which a quantity changes by a factor of e (the base of natural logarithms)
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