time scale

/taɪm skeɪl/
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Definitions of time scale
  1. noun
    an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration
    “on the geological time scale mankind has existed but for a brief moment”
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    types:
    extended time scale, slow time scale
    (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one
    fast time scale
    (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one
    type of:
    continuance, duration
    the period of time during which something continues
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