Scale and Variation

Scale

Scale noun - A device for measuring weight.

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

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Scale and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scale" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

human	human scale	human variation
old	old scale	old variation
good	good scale	good variation
similar	similar scale	similar variation
Other adjectives: simple, small, real, great, new, minor, limited, different, wide, realistic, creepy.

BioShock gives an interesting variation of this sliding scale that the player himself decides if the story is idealistic or cynical.

Source: Sliding Scale Of Idealism Versus Cynicism / Video Games
In an unusual variation on this trope, Death says she isn't interested in someone else dying to balance the scale.

Source: Balancing Death's Books
This is Offstage Villainy, but not a sympathetic type; rather, a variation of the Gory Discretion Shot on a grand scale.

Source: Villainy Discretion Shot

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