magnitude
//ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd//
Forms
- Plural
- magnitudes
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'.
2.A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
3.Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
4.An order of magnitude.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4324
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō.