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scaling law [′skāl·iŋ ‚lȯ] (physics) A law, stating that two quantities are proportional, which is known to be valid at certain orders of magnitude and is used to calculate the value of one of the quantities at another order of magnitude. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The scaling law is evidently expressible in a single formula. For instance, in 2002, Gillooly and his colleagues found that hatching times for eggs in birds, fish, amphibians, and plankton follow a scaling law with a 1/4 exponent. Their computer simulations suggest that the between-species scaling laws are a statistical accident. |
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