(sciences) The distance over which a quantity changes by a factor of e (the base of natural logarithms)

(music) A vocal technique in which certain tones out of a complete set of tones are omitted.

plural of gapped scale

A graphical representation on a map, rather like a ruler, that represents its scale.

(music) A blues scale.

plural of blue scale

(economics, idiomatic, plural only) a function describing how returns scale when production increases in the long run

Alternative form of thumb on the scale

(idiomatic) An act of bias or a tactic for cheating which creates a situation that unfairly benefits one party involved in an interaction.

singular of economies of scale