ordre de grandeur

Definitions of ordre de grandeur
  1. noun
    a relation between magnitudes
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    proportion, ratio
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    vitesse
    a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
    fréquence
    the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
    quotient intellectuel
    a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)
    quotient
    the ratio of two quantities to be divided
    chargement
    the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
    taux de natalité
    the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
    taux de mortalité
    the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
    vitesse d'écoulement
    the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
    kilohertz
    one thousand periods per second
    kilomètres à l'heure
    the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
    mégahertz
    one million periods per second
    allure
    the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
    vitesse
    distance travelled per unit time
    rythme
    the rate of some repeating event
    type of:
    rapport, relation
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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