scalable
adjective
scal·able
ˈskā-lə-bəl 
1
: capable of being scaled
2
: capable of being easily expanded or upgraded on demand
a scalable computer network
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By deploying solvers on scalable cloud platforms, firms avoid the need for expensive local hardware, lowering barriers for CAE adoption among businesses.
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
Just as the transistor ignited the digital revolution, fast, inexpensive, and scalable genome design and synthesis will ignite a biological one.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Though both sides have effective defenses, the Jags rely on creating turnovers, which is a more volatile week-over-week metric than the Rams’ deep and scalable pass rush.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
However, it is not only seen in the field as an innovation that not only increases the capabilities of VTOL aircraft, but also one that is scalable enough to produce a whole new family of drones.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
Just as the transistor ignited the digital revolution, fast, inexpensive, and scalable genome design and synthesis will ignite a biological one.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Though both sides have effective defenses, the Jags rely on creating turnovers, which is a more volatile week-over-week metric than the Rams’ deep and scalable pass rush.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
However, it is not only seen in the field as an innovation that not only increases the capabilities of VTOL aircraft, but also one that is scalable enough to produce a whole new family of drones.
—David Szondy
october 19, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
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scalable
adjective
scal·able
ˈskā-lə-bəl
1
: capable of being scaled
2
: capable of being easily expanded or improved on demand
a scalable computer network
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