sliding scale
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pricing scheme for a product or service where a price range is set and the customer is charged based on where their financial resources fall within the range.
noun
A slide rule.
noun
A continuous set of measurement values for which the item being measured can change its value easily.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: spectrum"
- "not in his favoured midfield role, either but as a false No 9: the sort of role Guardiola only hands to his chosen, crystalline few: Mario Götze at Bayern Munich (less successfully), Lionel Messi at Barcelona (a little more so). Where Foden eventually ends up on that sliding scale is a game of pointless conjecture. But it speaks volumes of Foden’s versatility, technical ability, effortless aggression and tireless running that Guardiola felt that this was the time to find out."