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Magnitude
01
the measurable size of phenomena such as distance, mass, speed, luminosity, etc. based on quantitative scale
Example
The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 6.7 on the Richter scale, making it a potentially dangerous seismic event.
Researchers aim to better understand the true magnitude of plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
02
relative importance
03
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
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