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C.31.ASAP:4.4 - Scale variables

Typical architecture scale variables include:

Scale variableReading
N_unitsrepeated units or instances
N_scopeCountaggregation scopes, coarse-graining scopes, or typed LCA control scopes
N_sitesdeployments, sites, markets, or jurisdictions
N_interfaceTypesdistinct interface grammar variants
N_requiredTransformationKindsdistinct transformation kinds in the selected functional-structure view
N_flowRelationKindsflow-relation or crossing variants in the selected flow-structure view
N_moduleTypesmodule type library size
N_workRepetitionsdelivery, operation, or test repetitions
N_supplierOrVendorClassessubstitutability or vendor class dimension
N_regulatoryInstancesapproval, safety, or certification repeats
freedomOfActionallowed design, search, or control variation

The scale variable is not enough by name. The claim being made also needs a scale window, expected stable or improving structure, exception-growth risk, and source-return condition.