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   Mag·ni·tude

   /ˈmaɡnəˌto͞od/

   

   noun

   • 1. the great size or extent of something: "they may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them" Similar immensityvastnesshugenessenormityenormousnessexpansesizeextentgreatnesslargenessbignessOpposite smallness
   • ▪ great importance: "events of tragic magnitude" Similar importanceimportsignificanceweightmomentconsequencemarknotabilitynotegreatnessdistinctioneminencefamerenownintensitypowerOpposite triviality
   • 2. size: "electorates of less than average magnitude" Similar sizeextentmeasureproportionsdimensionsbreadthvolumeweightquantitymassbulkamplitudecapacitystrengthdegreegaugemeasurementextension
   • ▪ a numerical quantity or value: "the magnitudes of all the economic variables could be determined" Similar valueindexindicatormeasurenormorderquantitynumbervectorfigure
   • 3. the degree of brightness of a star. The magnitude of an astronomical object is now reckoned as the negative logarithm of the brightness; a decrease of one magnitude represents an increase in brightness of 2.512 times. A star with an apparent magnitude of six is barely visible to the naked eye: "the brightest stars have the lowest magnitudes" Similar brightnessbrillianceradianceluminosityabsolute magnitudeapparent magnitude
   • ▪ the class into which a star falls by virtue of its brightness: "a star of the fifth magnitude"
   • ▪ a difference of one on a scale of brightness, treated as a unit of measurement: "a range of a tenth of a magnitude"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘greatness of character’): from Latin magnitudo, from magnus ‘great’.

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   What does magnitude mean?

   • MAGNITUDE meaning: 1. the large size or importance of something: 2. the large size or importance of something: 3…. Learn more.

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   What does magnitud mean?

   • (Definition of magnitude from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 巨大, 重大，重要性… 巨大, 重大，重要性… magnitud, envergadura, magnitud [feminine… magnitude, magnitude [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MAGNITUDE definition: the large size or importance of something: . Learn more.

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   What is the magnitude of a problem?

   • If you talk about the magnitude of something, you are talking about its great size, scale, or importance. An operation of this magnitude is going to be difficult. These are issues of great magnitude. No one seems to realise the magnitude of this problem.

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   What does magnitude mean in Unity?

   • The magnitude is always 1. It has no meaning; the purpose of transform.forward (as well as .right, etc.) is to give you a direction. But Unity has to return a vector with some magnitude; if it were length 0, then it couldn't represent a direction. So, they simply return a vector of length 1.

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   The meaning of MAGNITUDE is great size or extent. How to use magnitude in a sentence.

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   large size or great importance: The magnitude of the task would have discouraged an ordinary man. earth science. Magnitude is also a measure of the brightness of a star as it appears from earth. earth science. The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of how strong or violent it is.

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   noun. size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude. greatness of size or amount. moral greatness: magnitude of mind. Astronomy.

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   noun. 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. synonyms: order of magnitude. see more.

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   4 days ago · noun. 1. relative importance or significance. a problem of the first magnitude. 2. relative size or extent. the magnitude of the explosion. 3. mathematics. a number assigned to a quantity, such as weight, and used as a basis of comparison for the measurement of similar quantities.

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   the large size or importance of something: People were still unaware of the magnitude of the problem. (Definition of magnitude from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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    MAGNITUDE meaning: 1 : the size, extent, or importance of something; 2 : a number that shows the brightness of a star.