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Meaning of ORDER OF MAGNITUDE
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Definition:
[n]
a
degree
in
a
continuum
of
size
or
quantity
; "
it
was
on
the
order
of
a
mile
"; "
an
explosion
of
a
low
order
of
magnitude
"
[n]
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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Synonyms:
magnitude
,
order
See Also:
magnitude
,
ratio
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