magnitude
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Is magnitude a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of magnitude?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable, countable) The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.Examples: "And on a programme of works of this magnitude, passengers will need to be mindful of the age-old maxim of 'no gain without pain'."countableuncountable
2. (countable) An order of magnitude.countable
3. (mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numericallycountableuncountable
4. (mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.countableuncountable
5. (astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.uncountable
6. (astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.Examples: "Observations in the infrared domain allow one to penetrate the ~25-30 magnitudes of extinction present at visible wavelengths."countable
Definition source: Wiktionary