a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
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magnitude::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | order of magnitude |
| Type of | ratio |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | importance |
| Has types | largeness, extensiveness |
| Derivation | magnify |
a problem of the first magnitude.
magnitude::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | property |
| Has types | extent, intensity, intensity level, mass, absolute magnitude, multiplicity, order, order of magnitude, proportion, size, strength, triplicity, volume, muchness, amount, amplitude, bulk, degree, dimension |
| Derivation | magnify |
they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion.
about the magnitude of a small pea.
Examples of magnitude
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On average New Zealand only experiences a few magnitude 6 earthquakes each year.
From the edition.cnn.com
The magnitude of this movement has been underestimated by many chief executives.
From the businessweek.com
However, those plans didn't envision a spill of this magnitude or at this depth.
From the kentucky.com
How much time do you usually like to spend planning a wedding of that magnitude?
From the ocregister.com
I am not sure about the magnitude of his predictions but the direction is right.
From the guardian.co.uk
The pressures that result from diversity of this magnitude cannot be overstated.
From the economist.com
I know most vasectomies can be reversed, but what about a lie of that magnitude?
From the sltrib.com
Such estimates could underestimate the magnitude of large climate-change events.
From the sciencedaily.com
So when a screw-up of this magnitude occurs, there must be serious consequences.
From the post-gazette.com
- The property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"
- Order of magnitude: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
- Relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"
- In astronomy, magnitude refers to the logarithmic measure of the brightness of an object, measured in a specific wavelength or passband, usually in optical or near-infrared wavelengths.
- The magnitude of a mathematical object is its size: a property by which it can be compared as larger or smaller than other objects of the same kind; in technical terms, an ordering (or ranking) of the class of objects to which it belongs. ...
- In linear algebra, functional analysis and related areas of mathematics, a norm is a function that assigns a strictly positive length or size to all vectors in a vector space, other than the zero vector. A seminorm, on the other hand, is allowed to assign zero length to some non-zero vectors.
- The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something; A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically; Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm; The apparent brightness of a star (on a negative, logarithmic scale); apparent magnitude; ...
- (Magnitudes) e.g., the number of planets, type ttw
- The magnitudes of the various dimensions that are perceived in Phase 2 and Phase 4 of Basic and Enhanced SRV.
