Definition of magnitudes. Meaning of magnitudes. Synonyms of magnitudes

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Definition of magnitudes

Magnitude
Magnitude Mag"ni*tude, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great. See Master, and cf. Maxim.] 1. Extent of dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have length, breath, and thickness. Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed amongst themselves, that the intervals of empty spaces between them may be equal in magnitude to them all. --Sir I. Newton. 2. (Geom.) That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness. 3. Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like.

Meaning of magnitudes from wikipedia

- Look up magnitude in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Magnitude may refer to: Euclidean vector, a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its direction...
- magnitudes of about +6.5, though this varies depending on a person's eyesight and with altitude and atmospheric conditions. The apparent magnitudes of...
- smaller the numerical value of its absolute magnitude. A difference of 5 magnitudes between the absolute magnitudes of two objects corresponds to a ratio of...
- Examples of numbers of different magnitudes can be found at Orders of magnitude (numbers). Generally, the order of magnitude of a number is the smallest power...
- magnitude) They proved that the first two could not be the same, or even isomorphic systems of magnitude. They did not consider negative magnitudes to...
- apparent magnitude will be correspondingly fainter. For A magnitudes of extinction, the relationship between apparent and absolute magnitudes becomes m−M=5(log10⁡d−1)+A...
- (2007), "Chinese national network magnitudes, their relation to NEIC magnitudes, and recommendations for new IASPEI magnitude standards", Bull. Seism. Soc...
- 734B. doi:10.1086/510127. S2CID 18561804. Conversion from AB magnitudes to Johnson magnitudes Portals:  Astronomy  Stars  Spaceflight  Outer space  Solar...
- moment magnitude scale (Mw ) to report earthquake magnitudes, but much of the news media still erroneously refers to these as "Richter" magnitudes. All...
- areas generally have brighter limiting magnitudes than remote desert or high altitude areas. The limiting magnitude will depend on the observer, and will...