numeric scale

collocation in English

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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 ofscalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnumeric scale

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For contingent rating, individuals are asked to rate a series of alternatives individually on a semantic ornumericscale.
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Rating scales are typically numeric or symbolic with mapping to anumericscale.
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The latter kind of rating scale is typically numeric (for example, all integers from 0 to 5) or symbolic (with a mapping to anumericscale).
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Some grading companies have devised anumericscalegrading system that ranges from 0.5 (poor) to 10.0 (mint).
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These are ranked, often on anumericscale, so that a player can gauge the character's capabilities.
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The index rates the legality of recreational drug usage, possession, and sales in 247 countries and semi-autonomous regions around the world on anumericscale.
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Scores are reported on anumericscaleof 0 to 99, with 75 as the passing score.
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Judging criteria can range from past pageant achievements,numericscaleratings and essays.
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They are asked to identify accuracy and stylistic errors and rate them in the system, on anumericscalefrom critical to minor.
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Sports such as gymnastics rate competitors on anumericscale, although the fact that judges' ratings are public makes it less likely for them to engage in blatant tactical voting.
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Six ratings are made on 0-10 numeric scales to record the impact of pain in terms of how much it interferes with mood, walking and other physical activities.
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