English-Dutch translations for magnitude

• grootte
  Bovendien is de orde van grootte volledig absurd. The difference in magnitude is absurd.
  Ik zeg dit ook om een idee te geven van de orde van grootte. I say that also for us to have an idea of the order of magnitude.
  Ik vind dat er inspanningen geleverd moeten worden in een heel andere orde van grootte. I consider that we need efforts of a completely different magnitude.
• magnitude

Definition of magnitude

• The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something
• A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
• A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100
• A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale

Related words

• magnitude order
• magnitude of a vector
• order of magnitude
• absolute magnitude
• apparent magnitude
• bolometric magnitude
• star of the first magnitude