magnitude
The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of somethingThe absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
» He realized the magnitude of his crime.
Он осознал размеры своего преступления.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
величина́veličiná, разме́рrazmér
величина́velyčyná
relative importance
(countable)An order of magnitude.
(countable, uncountable)A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
Betrag
величина́veličiná
(countable, uncountable)Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
Betrag
модульmodulʹ
A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.
(uncountable)The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
величина́veličiná, магниту́даmagnitúda
(countable)A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.
(countable, uncountable)A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).
мо́щностьmóščnostʹ, магниту́даmagnitúda
Examples
32 sentencesHe realized the magnitude of his crime.
ruОн осознал размеры своего преступления.
You need to understand the magnitude of the problem.
An earthquake of magnitude 5 shook Tokyo.
deEin Erdbeben der Stärke 5 erschütterte Tokio.
Few understood the magnitude of the decision.
I hadn't realized the magnitude of the problems.
ruЯ не осознавал масштаба проблем.
deIch hatte die Wichtigkeit des Problems nicht erfasst.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō.From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō.
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Forms
plural: magnitudes| Singular | magnitude |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- 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:order of magnitude
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable