magnitude

substantivo

1. 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. 2

   An order of magnitude.

3. 3

   A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically

4. 4

   Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.

5. 5

   A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100. The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude

6. 6

   A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100. 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.

7. 7

   A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).

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magnitudes