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Meaning of power scaling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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