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magnitude
noun
very
great
size
,
extent
,
or
importance
•
No
one
realized
the
magnitude
of
the
storm
until
houses
began
to
flood
.
No
one
realized
the
magnitude
of
the
storm
until
houses
began
to
flood
.
•
The
CEO
underestimated
the
magnitude
of
the
project
and
the
team
missed
the
deadline
.
The
CEO
underestimated
the
magnitude
of
the
project
and
the
team
missed
the
deadline
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
magnitudo
‘
greatness
’,
from
magnus
‘
great
’.
noun
a
numerical
quantity
that
shows
the
size
or
amount
of
something
in
mathematics
or
physics
•
On
the
diagram
,
the
arrow
’
s
length
represents
the
magnitude
of
the
force
.
On
the
diagram
,
the
arrow
’
s
length
represents
the
magnitude
of
the
force
.
•
To
find
the
magnitude
of
a
vector
,
you
take
the
square
root
of
the
sum
of
its
squared
components
.
To
find
the
magnitude
of
a
vector
,
you
take
the
square
root
of
the
sum
of
its
squared
components
.
noun
a
scale
that
measures
the
brightness
of
a
star
or
other
celestial
body
•
A
star
of
the
first
magnitude
appears
brighter
than
one
of
the
fourth
.
A
star
of
the
first
magnitude
appears
brighter
than
one
of
the
fourth
.
•
The
telescope
can
detect
objects
down
to
a
magnitude
of
15
.
The
telescope
can
detect
objects
down
to
a
magnitude
of
15
.