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order of magnitude

DEFINITIONS OF: order of magnitude

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n 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

Synonyms:
magnitude
Type of:
ratio
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

n a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

Synonyms:
order
Type of:
magnitude
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
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