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'''Scale''' or '''scales''' may refer to:
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==Mathematics==
* [[Scale (descriptive set theory)]], an object defined on a set of points
* [[Scale (ratio)]], the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original
* [[Scale factor]], a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity
* [[Long and short scales]], how powers of ten are named and grouped in large numbers
* [[Scale parameter]], a description of the spread or dispersion of a probability distribution
* [[Feature scaling]], a method used to normalize the range of independent variables or features of data
* [[Scale (analytical tool)]]

==Measurements==
* [[Scale (map)]], the ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding actual distance
* [[Scale (geography)]]
* [[Weighing scale]], an instrument used to measure mass
* [[Scale (ratio)]], the ratio of the linear dimension of the model to the same dimension of the original
* [[Spatial scale]], a classification of sizes
* [[Scale ruler]],  a tool for measuring lengths and transferring measurements at a fixed ratio of length
* [[Vernier scale]], the scale on calipers

==Music==
* [[Scale (music)]], a sequence of ordered musical notes
* [[Scale (string instruments)]], the sounding length of the strings of an instrument
* [[Scale (album)|''Scale'' (album)]], a 2006 album by electronic artist Matthew Herbert
* "The Scale", a song from ''[[Our Love to Admire]]'' by Interpol

==Film and television==
* [[Scale (film)|''Scale'' (film)]], an animated short film directed by Joseph Pierce
* [[Scales (film)|''Scales'' (film)]], a 2019 Saudi Arabian film
* [[Scales (The Cape)|"Scales" (''The Cape'')]], a 2011 television episode

==Science ==
===Biology===
* [[Scale (zoology)]], a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals
**[[Fish scale]]
**[[Reptile scale]]
***[[Snake scale]]
* [[Scale (dermatology)]], a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales
* [[Scale (insect anatomy)]], a feature of the wings of moths and butterflies
* Scale, a type of [[trichome]], any flat epidermal outgrowth in botany
* [[Bulb]] scale, the storage layers of a plant bulb
* [[Scale insect]], a waxy coated animal that resembles a fish scale

===Chemistry and materials science===
* [[Fouling]], sometimes called {{em|scale}}, a buildup of unwanted substances on a submerged surface
* [[Limescale]], a hard, chalky deposit that often builds up inside kettles, hot water boilers, and pipework
* [[Mill scale]], the flaky surface on hot rolled steel, consisting of iron oxides
* [[Scale (chemistry)]], the range of mass or volume of a chemical reaction or process

===Social sciences===
* [[Rating scale]], a type of informational measurement scale
* [[Scale (analytical tool)]], a concept in the study of complex systems and hierarchy theory
* [[Scale (social sciences)]], a tool for ordering entities by quantitative attributes

==Places==
* [[Scales, California]], a community in the United States
* [[Scales, Lancashire]], part of the village of Newton-with-Scales
* [[Scales, near Kirkoswald]], Cumbria, a hamlet
* [[Scales, Aldingham]], Cumbria, England, a village
* ''The Scales'', the initial climb of the [[Chilkoot Pass]]

==Other uses==
* [[Scales (surname)]]
* [[Baron Scales]], a title in the Peerage of England
* [[Libra (constellation)]], also known as "the scales", or the namesake astrological sign
* ''[[Mizan]]'' (''Scale'' in English), a treatise on Islam by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
* [[Pay scale]], a system or structure of compensation for work
* [[Scale armour]], an early form of armor
* [[Southern California Linux Expo]], an open-source software conference held in Los Angeles, California
* [[Scale (novel)|''Scale'' (novel)]], science fiction novel by [[Greg Egan]]

==See also==
* [[Scala (disambiguation)]]
* [[Scalability]], a concept in business, computer science, and electronics
* [[Scali (disambiguation)]]
* [[Scaling (disambiguation)]]

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