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magnitude
Noun
  • The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something. uncountable, countable
  • An order of magnitude. countable
  • 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. mathematics
  • The apparent brightness of a star (on a negative, logarithmic scale); apparent magnitude astronomy
  • A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale). seismology