magnitude

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noun

Plural noun:

magnitudes

1.
(countable, uncountable)The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
2.
(countable)An order of magnitude.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
4.
(countable, uncountable)(mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
5.
(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
6.
(countable, uncountable)(seismology) A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

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macromagnitudemicromagnitudemillimagnitudepseudomagnitudeabsolute magnitudeapparent magnitudebolometric magnitudemagnitudinalmoment magnitude scaleorder of magnituderadiometric magnitudesigned magnitudevisual magnitude

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From Latin magnitūdō (greatness, size), magnus + -tūdō.