Determine and Scale

Determine

Determine verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).

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Scale and determine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scale" instead a verb "Determine".

Nearby Words: determination, determining, determinative, determiner, determinating

Scale verb - To find out the size, extent, or amount of.

Usage example: scaled the logs to get a rough idea of the amount of usable lumber they were likely to yield

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Determine and scale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Determine" instead a verb "Scale".

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

power	determine power	scale power
amount	determine amount	scale amount
time	determine time	scale time
way	determine way	scale way
Other words: size, distance, damage, results, stats.

Where the viewer sits on the scale will probably determine which interpretation they find more plausible.

Source: Film / Minority Report
The people marked as moderates are those who aren't extreme enough on the scale to accurately determine.

Source: Video Game / Liberal Crime Squad
Each character has levels, and levels determine who you get automatically matched up against, but all EXP is, in fact, based on the player's overall performance, rather than a basic EXP scale.

Source: Experience Points

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