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Magnitude
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magnitude
the measurable size of phenomena such as distance, mass, speed, luminosity, etc. based on quantitative scale
Exemples
The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 6.7 on the Richter scale, making it a potentially dangerous seismic event.
L'ampleur du tremblement de terre a été mesurée à 6,7 sur l'échelle de Richter, ce qui en fait un événement sismique potentiellement dangereux.
Researchers aim to better understand the true magnitude of plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
Les chercheurs visent à mieux comprendre l'ampleur réelle de la pollution plastique dans les océans du monde.
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importance, ampleur
relative importance
03
magnitude, ordre de grandeur
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
