ascent vs scaling

ascent

noun
  • The act of ascending; a motion upwards. 

  • An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy 

  • The ascender height in a typeface. 

  • The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness 

  • The way or means by which one ascends. 

  • An eminence, hill, or high place. 

scaling

noun
  • The act of one who scales or climbs. 

  • The measurement of dimensions using a scale. 

  • The formation of a layer of scale on a surface. 

  • The removal of a layer of scale from a surface. 

  • The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns. 

  • The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities. 

  • The removing of the scales of fish. 

  • The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution. 

How often have the words ascent and scaling occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )