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ordine di grandezza

Definitions of ordine di grandezza
  1. noun
    a relation between magnitudes
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    types:
    quoziente, ragione, rapporto
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    tasso
    a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
    mach
    the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound
    indice di rifrazione
    the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
    fatturato
    the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
    accelerazione
    (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
    natalità
    the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
    mortalità
    the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
    portata
    the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
    assiduità, frequenza
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
    hertz
    the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
    megaciclo, megahertz
    one million periods per second
    andatura, camminata, incesso, passo
    the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
    velocità
    distance travelled per unit time
    type of:
    collegamento, connessione, correlazione, denominatore comune, legame, nesso, rapporto, relazione, riferimento
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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