magnitude

Noun
  1. The property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) (synset 105097645)
    "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"
    tells us about: measurable, mensurable - capable of being measured
    is a type of: property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
    subtypes:
    • absolute magnitude - (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth
    • dimension, proportion - magnitude or extent
    • order, order of magnitude - a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
    • dimension - the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
    • degree - the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
    • amplitude - greatness of magnitude
    • multiplicity - the property of being multiple
    • triplicity - the property of being triple
    • size - the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
    • size - a large magnitude
    • bulk, mass, volume - the property of something that is great in magnitude
    • muchness - greatness of quantity or measure or extent
    • intensity, intensity level, strength - the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
    • amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
    • extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends
  2. 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 (synset 113845863)
    is a type of: ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    same as: order of magnitude
  3. Relative importance (synset 105176417)
    "a problem of the first magnitude"
    is a type of: importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note
    subtypes: extensiveness, largeness - large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness

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