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the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion
about the magnitude of a small pea
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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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relative importance
a problem of the first magnitude
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(astronomy) the brightness of a star or other object, measured on a logarithmic scale where smaller numbers represent brighter objects; a difference of 5 magnitudes corresponds to a factor of 100 in intensity
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The following are synonyms for 'magnitude'. Click on any of them to get both Bibliodata's full list of common definitions and a further set of synonyms.
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measurable
mensurable
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importance
property
ratio
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