If a graph has a small scale on the axis, does that mean it goes up by small amounts (very detailed) or that is goes up by large amounts (less detailed)? In mapping, a small-scale map goes up by large amounts and is less detailed.
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As far as I know, you should not use the term small- (or large-) scaled for a graph's axis. This is because the term is ambiguous, with no conventional meaning.
Supose a student has plotted a graph and has chosen the time scale poorly - so the graph is compressed into only a few cm in the time-direction. It is better to say something like (for example): use a smaller time-interval per cm (e.g 1cm=2s rather than 1cm=10s). This avoids ambiguity.
Supose a student has plotted a graph and has chosen the time scale poorly - so the graph is compressed into only a few cm in the time-direction. It is better to say something like (for example): use a smaller time-interval per cm (e.g 1cm=2s rather than 1cm=10s). This avoids ambiguity.