Meaning of power scaling | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of increasing the output power of a laser without changing the geometry, shape, or principle of operation.
   countable, uncountable
2. The practice of assessing the physical power and abilities of a fictional character through a comparison with another character.
   countable, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers are one of the most promising solid state laser concepts and find⟳ widespread applications that require⟳ efficient, rugged and compact optical sources. However, powerscaling in conventional stepindex single-mode fibers is restricted.”

“Let’s talk⟳ about the practice of “powerscaling” for a second — a common thought experiment⟳ that elevates itself to annoyance and is perhaps symptomatic of a greater evil. […] Powerscaling ignores every way characters can interact with each other to boil it down to physical violence[.]”

“Power scaling is a method by which fans determine⟳ the power of a character by comparing them to others. When done with enough proof, power scaling could actually be interesting, but since there are many characters in One Piece whose abilities still remain⟳ a mystery, it is difficult to analyze their strength.”

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