magnitude

noun

/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/

Etymology

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

derived from magnitūdō

Definitions

1
The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
- And on a programme of works of this magnitude, passengers will need to be mindful of the age-old maxim of 'no gain without pain'.
An order of magnitude.
A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
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1. Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
2. A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a…
  A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
3. A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

The neighborhood

Derived

absolute magnitude, apparent magnitude, bolometric magnitude, macromagnitude, magnitudinal, micromagnitude, millimagnitude, moment magnitude scale, order of magnitude, pseudomagnitude, radiometric magnitude, signed magnitude, visual magnitude

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at magnitude. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at magnitude. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at magnitude

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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