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Scale Payment of different rates of interest on CDs of varying maturities. A bank is said to "post a scale." Commercial paper dealers also post scales.
scale The relationship between measurements on a plan or map and the dimensions of the physical object represented.One inch might represent 10 feet or 10 miles.Topographic maps contain two scales,one for distance and one for change in elevation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Also, the weapons that may soon be at Ahmadinejad's disposal
are more destructive, on an absolute scale, than anything in
Hitler's hands. The peak wavelengths on an absolute scale, [lambda], energies,
E, full widths at half maximum, W, and asymmetry indices,
[[sigma]. Finally, since relative grading (grading on a curve) is
antithetical to cooperation as well as to striving for true excellence,
students in the project are graded on an absolute scale. |
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