{
  "name": "scale_linear",
  "type": "function",
  "groups": ["Math"],
  "description": "Transforms a given value from an input domain to an output range using linear interpolation.",
  "arguments": [{
    "arg": "value",
    "description": "A value in the input domain. The function will return a corresponding scaled value in the output range."
  }, {
    "arg": "domain_min",
    "description": "Specifies the minimum value in the input domain, the smallest value the input value should take."
  }, {
    "arg": "domain_max",
    "description": "Specifies the maximum value in the input domain, the largest value the input value should take."
  }, {
    "arg": "range_min",
    "description": "Specifies the minimum value in the output range, the smallest value which should be output by the function."
  }, {
    "arg": "range_max",
    "description": "Specifies the maximum value in the output range, the largest value which should be output by the function."
  }],
  "examples": [{
    "expression": "scale_linear(5,0,10,0,100)",
    "returns": "50"
  }, {
    "expression": "scale_linear(0.2,0,1,0,360)",
    "returns": "72",
    "note": "scaling a value between 0 and 1 to an angle between 0 and 360"
  }, {
    "expression": "scale_linear(1500,1000,10000,9,20)",
    "returns": "9.6111111",
    "note": "scaling a population which varies between 1000 and 10000 to a font size between 9 and 20"
  }],
  "tags": ["transforms", "linear", "output", "given", "input", "domain", "range", "interpolation"]
}