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magnitudes

magnitudes is the plural of magnitude.

Meaning of magnitude

Noun

magnitude (countable and uncountable, plural magnitudes)

  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'.2020 September 23, Paul Stephen, “East Coast upgrade: changes to schedule... but on schedule”, in Rail, page 31
  2. (countable) An order of magnitude.
  3. A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
  4. Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
  5. (uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
  6. (countable) A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.
    • Observations in the infrared domain allow one to penetrate the ~25-30 magnitudes of extinction present at visible wavelengths.2005, Andreas Eckart et al., The Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way, →ISBN, page 71

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Phrases with magnitudes

Questions about magnitudes

What is magnitudes the plural of?
Magnitudes is the plural of magnitude.

Words near magnitudes in the dictionary

  1. magnitizdat
  2. Magnitogorsk
  3. Magnitsky
  4. Magnitsky legislation
  5. magnitude
  6. magnitudes
  7. magnitudinal
  8. magnitudinous
  9. magnium
  10. magno-therapy
  11. magnocell

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