Scaling
# Scaling

Scaling may refer to:

## Science and technology

### Mathematics and physics

* Scaling (geometry), a linear transformation that enlarges or diminishes objects
* Scale invariance, a feature of objects or laws that do not change if scales of length, energy, or other variables are multiplied by a common factor
   * Scaling law, a law that describes the scale invariance found in many natural phenomena
* The scaling of critical exponents in physics, such as Widom scaling, or scaling of the renormalization group

### Computing and information technology

* Feature scaling, a method used to standardize the range of independent variables or features of data
* Image scaling, the resizing of an image
* Multidimensional scaling, a means of visualizing the level of similarity of individual cases of a dataset
* Scalability, a computer or network's ability to function as the amount of data or number of users increases
* Scaling along the Z axis, a technique used in computer graphics for a pseudo-3D effect
* Reduced scales of semiconductor device fabrication processes (the ability of a technology to scale to a smaller process)

### Other uses in science and technology

* Tooth scaling, in dentistry, the removal of plaque and calculus
* Fouling, i.e., formation of a deposit layer (scale) on a solid surface, e.g., in a boiler; in particular, a kind of micro fouling as crystallization of salts
* Scaling rock, the removal of loose rock from a rock wall after blasting
* Scaling of innovations, a process that leads to widespread use of an innovation

## Other uses

* Scaling, North Yorkshire, England
* Climbing
* Card throwing, known in magic circles as scaling
* Scaling fish, the removal of fish scales from the fish
