Order Of Magnitude Definition

orders-of-magnitude
noun
An estimate of size or magnitude expressed as a power of ten.
Earth's mass is of the order of magnitude of 1022 tons; that of the sun is 1027 tons.
American Heritage
Any of a series of numbers or quantities each of which is the result of adding a unit to its predecessor's exponent while keeping the same base number, as in scientific notation: in base ten, 10 (101), 100 (102), 1,000 (103), etc. represent consecutive orders of magnitude.
Webster's New World
A range of values between a designated lower value and an upper value ten times as large.
The masses of Earth and the sun differ by five orders of magnitude.
American Heritage
Any significant increase or decrease in quantity, value, degree, etc.
Webster's New World
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order of magnitude
Plural:
orders-of-magnitude

Order Of Magnitude Sentence Examples

  • The 3-D digital comb filters are at least an order of magnitude more complex than the previous generation of comb filters.

  • Consider the serial arrangement of the rationals in their order of magnitude.

  • Finally, experiments were made to ascertain the effect of ' The loads were successively applied in decreasing order of magnitude.

  • This kind of irregularity may clearly be present in a ' It must not be supposed that errors of this order of magnitude are unobjectionable in all cases.

  • These rays are apparently the trajectories of positively charged particles having masses of the order of magnitude of the gaseous molecules.

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