comparative scale

Comparative scales let the user understand the location of the objects.

On a comparative scale, Jake figured his had been the worse offense.

It rates, on a comparative scale, somewhere between platinum and radium.

Should you use a comparative scale or a noncomparative scale?

'Engineering' influences are specific to Martin and he developed a preoccupation with comparative scales.

But he declined to be more specific on its comparative scale until more epidemiological work had been completed.

The last two indices are heavily weighted towards per capita measurements of environmental pressures, so Canada ranks lower on the comparative scale.

The tubes are often used to carry out a series of calibration solutions of increasing concentrations, which functions as a comparative scale.

Money, for example, introduced the next level of mediation, more abstract, that translated immediate, vital needs into a comparative scale of means to fulfill them.

In 1990 he came up with a middling conclusion: brontosaurs had bones as strong as those of modern elephants in terms of comparative scale.

A variety of phosphorus selenides were prepared, and the 1JP-Se coupling constants measured, to obtain a comparative scale of parent phosphine basicity.

Containing a copious List of Founders, a comparative scale of tenor bells, and inscriptions from nearly five hundred parishes in various parts of the Kingdom.

What was crucial was the notion of a comparative scale - from less civilized to more civilized - which added a new dimension to the map of the world.

His Tabula Quantilatum et Graduum Caloris contains a comparative scale of temperature from that of melting ice to that of a small kitchen fire.

This process is done using a graphical screen that allows one to position a marker either towards or away from the beneficial end of a comparative scale; the spread of uncertainty about the assumed benefit can also be defined.

Ms. Vazza added, 'On a comparative scale, potential bond upgrades no longer outpace potential bond downgrades, as the credit market dislocation that began last July clearly applied downward pressure on credit ratings.'

Argentina's energy efficiency labeling, as in Europe and other countries shows a comparative scale of types of efficiency, identified with colors and letters that vary according to the apparatus, informing in a simple way the level of energy an apparatus uses.

However, Fitch's believes that the successful integration of Socar-Turcas into the company structure, combined with the planned expansion of capacity, could help Petkim overcome some of its comparative scale and product offering disadvantages, thereby reducing some of its operating profit volatility.