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time scale

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
time s-cale
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of events used as a rough measure of duration.

noun

The ratio of the duration of time of an event as simulated by an analog computer to the actual duration of time of the event in the physical system under study.

Inflected Forms

time scales (plural) timescale (alternative)

Phrases

time scale calculus time-scale factor timescale number

Synonyms

time factor

Questions

What does time scale mean?
A series of events used as a rough measure of duration.

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