magnitude
/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/
The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something; An order of magnitude; A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
- Plural
- magnitudes
Bedeutungen
- 1
The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something
He realized the magnitude of his crime.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
That problem is of another order of magnitude.
Das ist ein Problem von ganz anderem Ausmaß.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
An order of magnitude
- 3
A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
- 4
Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-normselten
- 5
A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.; The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitudeselten
- 6
A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.; A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithmselten
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A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale)selten