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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Exponentiation]] | ||
* [[Golden ratio]] | * [[Golden ratio]] | ||
| + | * [[Mathematics]] | ||
* [[Measurement]] | * [[Measurement]] | ||
* [[Model]] | * [[Model]] | ||
| + | * [[Power of two]] | ||
* [[Proportionality (mathematics)]] | * [[Proportionality (mathematics)]] | ||
* [[Scalability]] | * [[Scalability]] | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 5 September 2015
The scale ratio of a model represents the proportional ratio of a linear dimension of the model to the same feature of the original.
Description
Examples include a 3-dimensional scale model of a building or the scale drawings of the elevations or plans of a building.
In such cases the scale is dimensionless and exact throughout the model or drawing.
The scale can be expressed in four ways: in words (a lexical scale), as a ratio, as a fraction and as a graphical (bar) scale. Thus on an architect's drawing one might read
'one centimetre to one metre' or 1:100 or 1/100 and a bar scale would also normally appear on the drawing.
See also
- Exponentiation
- Golden ratio
- Mathematics
- Measurement
- Model
- Power of two
- Proportionality (mathematics)
- Scalability
External links
- Scale (ratio) @ Wikipedia
