- Look up
magnitude in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Magnitude may
refer to:
Euclidean vector, a
quantity defined by both its
magnitude and its direction...
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Apparent magnitude (m) is a
measure of the
brightness of a star or
other astronomical object. An object's
apparent magnitude depends on its intrinsic...
- The
magnitude of
eclipse is the
fraction of the
angular diameter of a
celestial body
being eclipsed. This
applies to all
celestial eclipses. The magnitude...
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Seismic magnitude scales are used to
describe the
overall strength or "size" of an earthquake.
These are
distinguished from
seismic intensity scales that...
- An
order of
magnitude is an
approximation of the
logarithm of a
value relative to some
contextually understood reference value,
usually 10, interpreted...
- The
Richter scale (/ˈrɪktər/), also
called the
Richter magnitude scale, Richter's
magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, is a
measure of the...
- astronomy,
absolute magnitude (M) is a
measure of the
luminosity of a
celestial object on an
inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale. An object's...
- astronomy,
magnitude is
measure of the
brightness of an object,
usually in a
defined p****band. An
imprecise but
systematic determination of the
magnitude of objects...
- The
moment magnitude scale (MMS;
denoted explicitly with M or Mw or Mwg, and
generally implied with use of a
single M for
magnitude) is a
measure of...
- To help
compare different orders of
magnitude, the
following lists describe various m****
levels between 10−67 kg and 1052 kg. The
least m****ive thing...
