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The “business” part of thedefinition is pretty simple. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [320, 100] }}, var pbMobileLrSlots = [ userSync: { bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776342', position: 'btf' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776346', position: 'btf' }}, Also note that because the scale of an RC is relative to its full-size vehicle, two vehicles of the same scale may be vastly different in size … }); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776340', position: 'btf' }}, scale something back, scale back something Reduce something in size, number, or extent, especially by a constant proportion across the board. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot3_flex' }}, type: "html5", googletag.enableServices(); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776142', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}]}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [320, 100] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot3' }}]}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [336, 280] }}, var mapping_topslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], []).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).build(); 2. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776144', position: 'btf' }}, 'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'? var pbAdUnits = getPrebidSlots(curResolution); var mapping_topslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[728, 90]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); Medical Definition of scale (Entry 2 of 5), Medical Definition of scale (Entry 3 of 5), Medical Definition of scale (Entry 4 of 5), Medical Definition of scale (Entry 5 of 5), Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for scale, Nglish: Translation of scale for Spanish Speakers, Britannica English: Translation of scale for Arabic Speakers, Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about scale. One of the many small hard dermal or epidermal structures that characteristically form the external covering of fishes and reptiles and certain mammals, such as pangolins. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}]}, }); In experiencing the scale of an artwork we tend to compare its size to the size of our own bodies. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }}, dfpSlots['houseslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [], 'ad_houseslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'btm').setTargeting('hp', 'center').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195456', size: [336, 280] }}, }, params: { { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654174' }}, 'min': 0, b. Scale. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776336', position: 'btf' }}, 'cap': true { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448840' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [320, 50] }}, The most common size or scale of an RC is 1:8 scale (or 1/8th scale). { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot2_flex' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [300, 250] }}, iasLog("exclusion label : resp"); window.ga=window.ga||function(){(ga.q=ga.q||[]).push(arguments)};ga.l=+new Date; The following are the common types of business scale. }] { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, A ratio is a relative size that represents typically two values. {code: 'ad_contentslot_3', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446382' }}, "error": true, googletag.cmd.push(function() { { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195452', size: [336, 280] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [160, 600] }}, initAdSlotRefresher(); iasLog("exclusion label : lcp"); {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, Examples of economies of scale include: increased purchasing power, network economies, technical, financial, and infrastructural. ... the ratio between the size of something real and that of a representation of it. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_4', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); } { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [336, 280] }}, storage: { { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot4_flex' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot_flex' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971063', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 100] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [320, 50] }}, // FIXME: (temporary) - send ad requests only if PlusPopup is not shown “Scale” tends to refer to how an item relates to the size of the room or to something else – like you! { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [300, 600] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, Theo trình tự… one pear for every three grapefruit important because it significantly affects the efficiency and profitability of map. 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