What does scalable mean?
Definitions for scalable
ˈskeɪ lə bəlscal·able
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Princeton's WordNet
scalableadjective
capable of being scaled; possible to scale
"the scalable slope of a mountain"
Wiktionary
scalableadjective
Capable of being climbed.
scalableadjective
Able to be changed in scale; resizeable.
ChatGPT
scalable
Scalable refers to the ability of a system, process, network, or model to handle a growing amount of work, or its potential to be enlarged in order to accommodate that growth. It indicates the capability to increase capacity or performance under an increased demand when resources are added. This can refer to both growing and reducing in scale.
Webster Dictionary
Scalableadjective
capable of being scaled
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scalable in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scalable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of scalable in a Sentence
Acast has a strong team with a proven and scalable concept. We are convinced that Acast has a very interesting position on a growing podcast market.
It means we no longer have to put health care professionals at risk for infection by performing nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal collections, we can preserve precious personal protective equipment for use in patient care instead of testing. We can significantly increase the number of people tested each and every day as self-collection of saliva is more quick and scalable than swab collections.
A lot of the decision-making always goes back to the very engineering-like culture where everything ties back to this notion of scalability, there are no one-offs. Everything is scalable. You're not trying to make a policy about one president, you're trying to make a policy about all presidents.
We know that investors sitting around a table are not going to be able to come up with the future because we aren't the ones actively building it, but we've seen enough and built enough in the way of software and scalable businesses that our' Spidey' senses start tingling when we get on the right track with a founder.
Our partnership with BlackBerry has really been able to create a scalable super-computer in the palm of the hands of the doctor.
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