"ordinal scale" meaning in English

See ordinal scale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ordinal scales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ordinal scale (plural ordinal scales)
  1. A scale whose values can be compared; formally, a scale whose set of values is totally ordered. Wikipedia link: ordinal scale Related terms: ordinal variable
    Sense id: en-ordinal_scale-en-noun-Emy89xQ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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