small-scale
adjective
1
: small in scope
especially
: small in output or operation
2
of a map
: having a scale (such as one inch to 25 miles) that permits plotting of comparatively little detail and shows mainly large features
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In South Africa, the continent’s economic colossus, small-scale solar now provides, by his reckoning, nearly a fifth the capacity of the national grid.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
In the Medium Term (Next 12 Months): Pilot Projects: Start small-scale AI experiments in low-risk areas.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Once a small-scale farmer working alongside her husband, Jacklin now struggles alone to provide for her children.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 7 July 2025
The company hopes to run small-scale tests and demonstrations later this year, with a view to operating larger pilots next year and launching commercially in 2027.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
In the Medium Term (Next 12 Months): Pilot Projects: Start small-scale AI experiments in low-risk areas.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Once a small-scale farmer working alongside her husband, Jacklin now struggles alone to provide for her children.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 7 July 2025
The company hopes to run small-scale tests and demonstrations later this year, with a view to operating larger pilots next year and launching commercially in 2027.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
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“Small-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-scale. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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