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magnitude
noun(mag-ni-tude)
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
Synonyms: order of magnitude,
magnitude
noun(mag-ni-tude)
relative importance
Examples:
A problem of the first magnitude.
magnitude
noun(mag-ni-tude)
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
Examples:
They tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion.
About the magnitude of a small pea.

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