Position and Scale

Position

Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

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

Scale noun - A scheme of rank or order.

Usage example: a student who scored very highly on a standard intelligence scale

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

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

old	old position	old scale
good	good position	good scale
low	low position	low scale
exact	exact position	exact scale
Other adjectives: similar, normal, usual, certain, current, relative, proper, actual, real, lower, social, new, different, higher, strategic.

Invoked by Sakura Wars 2, which tracks the player character's position on this scale (based mostly on dialogue choices).

Source: Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness
One of the most fundamental stylistic choices is where to position these production values on the sliding scale of shiny vs gritty.

Source: Sliding Scale of Shiny Versus Gritty
The middle of that scale, where she herself lives, is filled with gray, but she is at least trying to change her position.

Source: Comic Book / Birds of Prey

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