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nounThe ratio of the duration of time of an event as simulated by an analog computer to the actual duration of time of the event in the physical system under study.
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Danish tidsskala
- tidsskalaseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
Dutch tijdschaal
- tijdschaalseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
Finnish aikaskaala
- aikaskaalaseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
German Zeitmaßstab, Zeitraum
- Zeitmaßstabseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
- Zeitraumseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
Irish amscála
- amscálaseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
Māori tauinewā
- tauinewāseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
Norwegian Bokmål tidsskala
- tidsskalaseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
Polish skala czasu
- skala czasuseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
Spanish escala temporal, escala de tiempo
- escala temporalseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
- escala de tiemposeries of events used as a rough measure of duration
Swedish tidsskala
- tidsskalaseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
Turkish zaman cetveli, zaman ölçeği
- zaman cetveliseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
- zaman ölçeğiseries of events used as a rough measure of duration
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APA
time scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20scale
MLA
“time scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20scale. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time scale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20scale.
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