Rank and Scale

Rank

Rank verb - To take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes.

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Scale and rank are semantically related in gauge topic. In some cases you can use "Scale" instead the word "Rank" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: ranking, ranked, ranker

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

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Rank and scale are semantically related in gauge topic. Sometimes you can use "Rank" instead the word "Scale" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

good	good rank	good scale
full	full rank	full scale
low	low rank	low scale
similar	similar rank	similar scale
Other adjectives: normal, certain, current, difficulty, proper, single, actual, real, lower, social, personal, new, general, lesser, greater, basic, different, higher, overall.

In the second episode of iCarly featuring Nevel Papperman, upon seeing Nevel's "nerd cave", Sam says that she used to rank nerds on a scale from 1 to Freddie but that Nevel just broke that scale.

Source: Broke the Rating Scale
Some of the other books in the series had similar mechanics, although few would rank as high on the scale, but some, like Treason at Helm's Deep, which would probably constitute a level two, were much more linear.

Source: Sliding Scale of Linearity vs. Openness
Needless to say, a game's rank on the scale is not a measure of its quality.

Source: Fackler Scale of FPS Realism

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