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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

measure, quantity, amount go
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

system of measurement, metric go
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

measure, standard, criterion, touchstone go
a basis for comparison

scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series
an ordered reference standard

noun.relation

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Beaufort scale, wind scale go
an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
index go
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
logarithmic scale go
scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers
Mercalli scale go
a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake
Mohs scale go
a scale of hardness of solids
Richter scale go
a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations
moment magnitude scale go
a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake
temperature scale go
a system of measuring temperature
wage scale, wage schedule go
a schedule of wages paid for different jobs