4
continuity(order, continuity)
4
distinction(noun, mark, touch, shade, point)
4
hierarchy(noun, rule, gauge, ruler)
4
mark(noun, shade, point, level, score)
4
notch(noun, mark, shade, point, level)
4
range(noun, run, rule, degree, gauge)
4
train(noun, run, sequence, chain, series)
4
variation(noun, mark, touch, shade, point)
3
calibration(noun, shade, rule, classification, gauge)
3
catenation
3
change(noun, classification, step)
3
class(noun, mark, point, level, score)
3
difference(noun, classification, step)
3
divergence(noun, classification, step)
3
extent(noun, rule, degree, gauge, ruler)
3
gamut(noun, rule, gauge, ruler)
3
grouping(noun, organization, mark, shade, arrangement)
3
modification(noun, classification, step)
3
position(noun, mark, shade, point, level)
3
ranking(noun, mark, rule, point, tree)
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