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Measurement vs Scaling - What's the difference?

measurement | scaling |

As nouns the difference between measurement and scaling

is that measurement is the act of measuring while scaling is the removing of the scales of fish.

As a verb scaling is

present participle of lang=en.

measurement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of measuring.
  • Magnitude (or extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
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    See also

    : A Dictionary of Units of Measurement English adjectives

    scaling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The removing of the scales of fish
  • The formation of a layer of scale on a surface
  • The removal of a layer of scale from a surface
  • The measurement of dimensions using a scale
  • (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities

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