"ratio scale" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ratio scales [plural]
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  1. (measurement, statistics) A scale of measurement of data having a fixed zero value, which permits the quantitative comparison of differences of values. Wikipedia link: Level of measurement#Ratio scale Categories (topical): Statistics Coordinate_terms: ordinal scale, interval scale, nominal scale

Inflected forms

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