常见的图像是“自然尺度”。

A common image is the "scala naturae".

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如果你有一个神奇的显微镜，可以看到自然界最小尺度上的运作方式，你或许会深感意外。

If you had a magic microscope that could see how things work on the tiniest scale in nature, you might get a bit of a surprise.

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通常，一组有序数据的类别有自然的顺序，但尺度上相邻点之间的差距不必总是相同的。

Usually, categories for an ordinal set of data have a natural order, but the distinction between adjoining points on the scale is not necessarily always the same.

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