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Word: magnitude (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

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.

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