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magnitude

mag·ni·tude [ mágnə td ] (plural mag·ni·tudes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. greatness of size: greatness of size, volume, or extent
computing the magnitude of heavenly bodies

2. importance: the importance or significance of something
the magnitude of the discovery

3. status: great personal importance or status
a baseball star of unrivaled magnitude

4. geology measure of earthquake size: a measure of the energy of an earthquake, specified on the Richter scale

5. mathematics number assigned to mathematical quantity: a numerical value that describes the amount of something, usually expressed in terms of a multiple of standard units, or the item measured in this way

6. astronomy brightness of astronomical object: a numerical measure of the apparent brightness of an astronomical object, on a scale in which a lower number represents greater brightness

[14th century. < Latin magnitudo< magnus "great"]

mag·ni·tu·di·nous [ màgnə td'nəss ] adjective
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