ordinal scale

British  

noun

1. statistics 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 Compare interval scale ratio scale nominal scale

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Example Sentences

We also looked at the ordinal scale ratings of a man and a woman teaching identical online courses.

From Slate

The Japanese animation movie “Gekijo-Ban Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale” debuted at third, with $6.2 million.

From Los Angeles Times