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Word: magnitude
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Noun:
- astronomy The apparent brightness of a star (on a negative, logarithmic scale); apparent magnitude
- geology A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).
- mathematics A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
- mathematics Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
- The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
Source: Wiktionary
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