Magnitude

Word MAGNITUDE
Character 9
Hyphenation mag ni tude
Pronunciations /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/

Definitions and meanings of "Magnitude"

What do we mean by magnitude?

Greatness of rank or position. noun

Greatness in size or extent. noun

Greatness in significance or influence. noun

The brightness of a celestial body on a numerical scale for which brighter objects have smaller values. Differences in magnitude are based on a logarithmic scale that matches the response of the human eye to differences in brightness so that a decrease of one magnitude represents an increase in apparent brightness by a factor of 2.512. noun

A unit on such a scale of brightness. noun

A number assigned to a quantity so that it may be compared with other quantities. noun

A property that can be described by a real number, such as the volume of a sphere or the length of a vector. noun

A measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake, as indicated on the Richter scale. noun

Greatness; vastness, whether in a physical or a moral sense; grandeur. noun

Largeness of relation or significance; importance; consequence: as, in affairs of magnitude disdain not to take counsel. noun

Size, or the property of having size; the extended quantity of a line, surface, or solid; length, area, or volume. noun

Any kind of continuous quantity which is comparable with extended quantity. noun

In astronomy, the brightness of a star expressed according to the numerical system used by astronomers for that purpose. noun

In ancient prosody, the length of a syllable, foot, colon, or meter, expressed in terms of the metrical unit (primary time, semeion, or mora): as, a foot of trisemic magnitude; a colon of icosasemic magnitude. noun

Extent of dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness. noun

That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness. noun

Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like. noun

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

Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.

A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

Synonyms and Antonyms for Magnitude

The word "magnitude" in example sentences

The Mount Toba incident, although unprecedented in magnitude, was part of a broad pattern. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I do not think that harmful medicine is equal in magnitude to beneficial medicine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The problem is just so huge in magnitude that there's no viable solution that can come out of the government to solve it," said Anthony Sanders, a finance professor at George Mason University. ❋ Alan Zibel (2010)

-- Any sound approach to stabilization policy must recognize the limits of stabilization policy — the long lags and low multipliers associated with fiscal policy; the long and variable lags and uncertain magnitude of the effects of monetary policy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A mulie of this magnitude is worthy of great recognition but for it to be exclusively for natives unless you are loaded sits like a tumor to me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But that quake, initially recorded at 9.0 in magnitude, was considerably larger than the latest one. ❋ Yayu Yuniar (2010)

That the value of this painting would change by several orders of magnitude is astounding. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To give a few examples (in current $, numbers vary by source, but the order of magnitude is always the same): ❋ Unknown (2009)

Put another, metaphorical way, American writers tend toward an expressive register commensurate with the open spaces and endless distances of our continent; Perec's magnitude is no less great, but his vastness is essentially urban, highly structured, and by necessity constrained, entailing complex negotiations and yielding delight in serendipity, surprise, and incongruity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is comparable in magnitude to the labor productivity increases of the Industrial Revolution. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One big advantage of over-estimating the ridership by orders of magnitude is that, if the system ever goes into operation, reducing the fares to zero will not significantly increase the operating losses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And the Post also forgot to tell its readers that the bad tax stuff is much larger in magnitude than the bad spending stuff they get rid of. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Why do I have this nagging feeling that the answers (assuming there are any) are going to elicit a few groans, similar in magnitude to "Abraham Lincoln was America's Joseph Stalin" or "John Wayne was gay"? ❋ Unknown (2009)

If city officials, movers, and shakers made as few mistakes in magnitude and number as Mr. Weston did in his letter, there'd be a lot less grief in Mudville, and Adams never would have made the team. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Basically keep bringing back the same idea, but kick it up a few notches or so each time, either in magnitude, refinement, or emotional impact. ❋ Mrissa (2010)

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