noun Download 🔗Share The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something. Examples : "The magnitudes of the students' test scores varied greatly, with some earning perfect scores and others failing. " amount number math statistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An order of magnitude. Examples : "The difference in cost between a bicycle and a car can be several magnitudes. " number math science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically Examples : "The earthquake's magnitudes on the Richter scale helped scientists compare the severity of different tremors. " math number amount science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm. Examples : "The magnitudes of the forces involved in pushing the stalled car were calculated to determine if enough people were helping. " math physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100. Examples : "The telescope allowed us to see stars with magnitudes too faint to be seen with the naked eye, revealing objects much dimmer than those visible without help. " astronomy physics number math science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale). Examples : "The news reported that the earthquakes yesterday were of magnitudes 4.2 and 5.8. " geology disaster energy science phenomena Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
