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A scaling law is an engineering tool to predict the value of a system variable as a function of some other significant variables. | A scaling law is an engineering tool to predict the value of a system variable as a function of some other significant variables. | ||
<ref>O.J.W.F. Kardaun, ''Classical methods of statistics: with applications in fusion-oriented plasma physics'', Springer Science & Business (2005) ISBN 3540211152</ref> | <ref>O.J.W.F. Kardaun, ''Classical methods of statistics: with applications in fusion-oriented plasma physics'', Springer Science & Business (2005) ISBN 3540211152</ref> | ||
Their extended use in magnetic confinement physics reflects the fact that detailed transport calculations or predictions on first principles are difficult in this field. In the latter context, they are mainly used to | Their extended use in magnetic confinement physics reflects the fact that detailed transport calculations or predictions on the basis of first principles are difficult in this field. In the latter context, they are mainly used to | ||
* predict the performance of new (larger) devices, such as [[ITER]] | * predict the performance of new (larger) devices, such as [[ITER]] | ||
* summarize large amounts of experimental data | * summarize large amounts of experimental data | ||