What does small-scale mean?
Definitions for small-scale
smal·l-scale
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word small-scale.
Princeton's WordNet
small-scaleadjective
created or drawn on a small scale
"small-scale maps"; "a small-scale model"
minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sizedadjective
limited in size or scope
"a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
Wiktionary
small-scaleadjective
Having a modest scope or extent.
small-scaleadjective
Drawn or constructed too small for much detail.
Etymology: small + scale
ChatGPT
small-scale
Small-scale refers to activities, operations, events, or systems which are relatively reduced in size, extent or quantity, often limited in scope or dimension, and typically organized or operated on a simplified or modest level. This term is often used in context of businesses, industries, farming, productions or models which are not extensive or large but characterized by a lower level of production or operation compared to larger counterparts.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of small-scale in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of small-scale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of small-scale in a Sentence
This work represents an important step forward in the small-scale production of biologics, and, if successful, may be used in remote locations for production of complex biologics.
Local, craft, cooperation, individuality — these are Millennial values, they see their personal values reflected in Big Beer and every other small-scale artisan product on the market. Big Beer’s not so much anti-corporate as a search for authentic products that speak to them. Knowing who made what they eat and drink — that’s craft.
It's difficult to judge whether investors are overreacting, or whether the market is near its bottom, this is already a small-scale stock market disaster. Any rebound, if there is any, could be just technical.
We're the party that doesn't want to criminalize things like marijuana, small-scale marijuana possessions. We don't want to criminalize. We want to get rid of cash bail where it's appropriate, so we don't criminalize poverty, we don't criminalize race.
Large-scale problems do not require large-scale solutions; they require small-scale solutions within a large-scale framework.
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