magnitude
1 of 1noun/ˈmæɡnɪtud/
Forms:magnitudes
1
the measurable size of phenomena such as distance, mass, speed, luminosity, etc. based on quantitative scale
- The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 6.7 on the Richter scale, making it a potentially dangerous seismic event.
- Researchers aim to better understand the true magnitude of plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
- It's difficult to fully comprehend the magnitude of billions of dollars in national debt.
2
relative importance
3
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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