linear scale
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflinearandscale
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linear
adjective
uk/ˈlɪn.i.ər/us/ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/
consisting of relating to lines ...
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scale
noun
uk/skeɪl/us/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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(Definition oflinearandscalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The idea of evaluating cases on alinearscaleis, therefore, both unnatural and problematic; so why not abandon it?
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The normalized power spectra are shown on alinearscalein figure 22.
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For each item, the subject marked a 10-centimeterlinearscaleindicating his/her current status relative to the scale's anchors.
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The results are compared with theoretically computed values and show sufficient agreement to be plotted on alinearscale.
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A three-way comparison is harder to display than a standard two-way comparison, where a singlelinearscalesuffices.
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The first enters the converted indices directly, and therefore on alinearscale.
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The second objection is that the idea of a singlelinearscaleleads to peculiar patterns of precedential constraint.
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For that reason, we have had to use alinearscaleand not a logarithmic one in order to encompass the negative values.
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After analysis regression lines and confidence limits were back-transformed to thelinearscale.
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It is quite clear on thelinearscalethat there is, indeed, greater spectral density at high frequencies.
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Forward and side scatter values were recorded on alinearscale, while fluorescent values were recorded on a logarithmic scale.
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Forward- and sidescatter values were recorded on alinearscale, while fluorescence values were recorded on a logarithmic scale.
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For resistance against pathogens, of the seven crosses showing significant skewness, only two were positive at the log scale (2 of 10 at thelinearscale).
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In interviews, he has explained how he thinks of the guitar in a chordal cluster format, and not the typicallinearscaleformat.
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The most commonly represented quantimetric scale is thelinearscale.
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Most timelines use alinearscale, where a unit of distance is equal to a set amount of time.
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The length of the line on thelinearscaleis equal to the distance represented on the earth multiplied by the map or chart's scale.
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Likewise, a lin-log graph uses a logarithmic scale on the "x" -axis, and alinearscaleon the "y" -axis.
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This should be distinguished from the nearest power of two on alinearscale.
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Scores lower than 45 are matched on alinearscaleall the way down to 24 points.
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