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Rareorder of magnitude
The correct spelling is order of magnitude.
How to pronounce order of magnitude
noun
Say it like: Ord-er -of -man-itu-de
The correct spelling is order of magnitude. The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it. For example, something that is 2 orde…
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noun
- 1.The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it. For example, something that is 2 orders of magnitude larger is 100 times larger, something that is 3 orders of magnitude larger is 1000 times larger, and something that is 6 orders of magnitude larger is a million times larger, because 10^2 = 100, 10^3 = 1000, and 10^6 = a million.
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