rescales

Changes the size

Rescales means adjusts the scale or size of something, typically data or images.

In computing and statistics, to rescale is to transform values to fit a new range: The software rescales the image to fit the screen.

Data scientists rescale variables to make them comparable or to improve algorithm performance.

The word also applies to physical adjustments: The architect rescales the model to match the new specifications.

adjust

recalibrate

Reset to accurate standard

rebalance · redistribute · remap · transform · convert · modify · tweak · fine-tune · realign · reconfigure

resize

resize

Change an object's dimensions

stretch · compress · zoom · magnify · minify · refit · redimension · resample · upscale · downscale

measure

recalculate

Compute a second time

reassess · reevaluate · metric · logarithmic · linear · exponential · axis · graph · chart · range

music

transpose

Reverse order of elements

octave · semitone · interval · harmony · arrangement · transposition · register · range

Opposites
transformation action

rescalespreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

maintains · crops · rotates · distorts · retains

size modification action

rescalescrops

Cultivated plants for harvest

trims · clips · masks

proportional vs non-proportional change

rescalesdistorts

Misrepresents or deforms

stretches · skews · warps · squashes · squeezes

Family

rescale, rescaled, rescaling

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