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magnitude

/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
mag-ni-tude
IPA
/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An order of magnitude.

Countable

noun

A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

Uncountable

noun

A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

Countable

noun

A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

magnitudes (plural)

Derived Forms

macromagnitude magnitudinal magnitudinous micromagnitude millimagnitude pseudomagnitude

Phrases

absolute magnitude apparent magnitude bolometric magnitude moment magnitude scale order of magnitude radiometric magnitude signed magnitude visual magnitude

Synonyms

order of magnitude

Questions

How do you pronounce magnitude?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/.
What does magnitude mean?
The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
Where does magnitude come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce magnitude

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