on a scale of
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—used with a range of numbers to show the size, strength, or quality of something
I liked it. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give the movie a 9.
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How comfortable was the mattress on a scale of 1 to 10?
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Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Each day Monken has the strength staff survey some of Army’s team leaders to rate how the day’s practice was on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the easiest.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Salva says on a scale of one to five, with one being basic text prediction and five being the ability to give AI a general vague command, AI software development is somewhere between stage three and four.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Participants were asked to rate up to 53 factors on a scale of one to seven.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
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Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Each day Monken has the strength staff survey some of Army’s team leaders to rate how the day’s practice was on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the easiest.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Salva says on a scale of one to five, with one being basic text prediction and five being the ability to give AI a general vague command, AI software development is somewhere between stage three and four.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Participants were asked to rate up to 53 factors on a scale of one to seven.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
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“On a scale of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20scale%20of. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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