| ordinal scale | |
| —n | |
| statistics interval scale ratio scale Compare nominal scale a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much | |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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