Example and Scale

Example

Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Scale and example are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scale" instead a noun "Example".

Scale noun - A device for measuring weight.

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Example and scale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun "Scale".

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

good	good example	good scale
similar	similar example	similar scale
real	real example	real scale
big	big example	big scale
Other adjectives: great, major, minor, lesser, realistic.

Ennesby also provides a good example of how the scale can change when the hardware (or programming) of the AI is altered, making their intelligence on a true sliding scale.

Source: Sliding Scale of Robot Intelligence
Other MMOs have done similar things on a less spectacular scale, but SWG's NGE is the infamous example everyone points to.

Source: Dork Age / Video Games
Katherine Kurtz's Deryni novels are an example of literature that falls in the middle of the scale.

Source: Sliding Scale Of Idealism Versus Cynicism / Literature

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