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   Or·der of mag·ni·tude

   /ˌôrdər əv ˈmaɡnəˌto͞od/

   

   noun

   • 1. a class in a system of classification determined by size, each class being a number of times (usually ten) greater or smaller than the one before: "values might be compared by order of magnitude, a staple in making ballpark estimates"
   • ▪ relative size, quantity, quality, etc.: "the new problems were of a different order of magnitude"
   • ▪ the arrangement of a number of items determined by their relative size: "the items are arranged in ascending order of magnitude"

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