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scaling

American  
[skey-ling] / ˈskeɪ lɪŋ /

noun

Dentistry.
  1. the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.


Other Word Forms

  • nonscaling adjective
  • unscaling adjective

Etymology

Origin of scaling

scale 1 + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Such a shift typically occurs during bear markets, indicating that investors are becoming increasingly cautious and are scaling back their bets, according to CryptoQuant.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Our goal is to create a generational company so we are singularly focused on our customers and scaling the company right now,” a spokesperson told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

The chip showed that scaling up qubit arrays, from 3×3 to 5×5 to 7×7, reduced error rates instead of compounding them.

From MarketWatch

If brain computation cannot be separated from how it is physically realized, then scaling digital AI alone may not be enough.

From Science Daily

“From a scaling perspective, it’s been rapid and exponential, but it’s also tiny,” he said.

From MarketWatch