Representation and Scale

Representation

Representation noun - The act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf.

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

Scale noun - A device for measuring weight.

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

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

good	good representation	good scale
full	full representation	full scale
exact	exact representation	exact scale
similar	similar representation	similar scale
Other adjectives: usual, abstract, proper, actual, real, evil, new, national, realistic, overall.

The Wario Land series is the most extreme representation of the silly end of the scale.

Source: Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness
A traversable representation of a Video Game's region at large, or 'overworld', slightly abstracted and depicted at a much smaller scale than the other areas of the game, so that the player can travel between distant areas faster than they could if it were all depicted "to scale".

Source: Overworld Not to Scale
The non-humans in Eric Flint's Mother of Demons are solidly in the Starfish Alien scale, and get representation as viewpoint characters.

Source: Xenofiction

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