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   magnitude

   /ˈmaɡnɪtʃuːd/

   noun

   • 1. the great size or extent of something: "they may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them" Similar immensityvastnesshugenessenormityenormousnessexpansesizeextentgreatnesslargenessbignessOpposite smallness
   • ▪ great importance: "events of tragic magnitude" Similar importanceimportsignificanceweightmomentconsequencemarknotabilitynotegreatnessdistinctioneminencefamerenownintensitypowerOpposite triviality
   • 2. size: "electorates of less than average magnitude" Similar sizeextentmeasureproportionsdimensionsbreadthvolumeweightquantitymassbulkamplitudecapacitystrengthdegreegaugemeasurementextension
   • ▪ a numerical quantity or value: "the magnitudes of all the economic variables could be determined" Similar valueindexindicatormeasurenormorderquantitynumbervectorfigure
   • 3. the degree of brightness of a star, as represented by a number on a logarithmic scale: "the brightest stars have the lowest magnitudes" Similar brightnessbrillianceradianceluminosityabsolute magnitudeapparent magnitude
   • ▪ the class into which a star falls by virtue of its brightness: "a star of the fifth magnitude"
   • ▪ a difference of one on a scale of brightness, treated as a unit of measurement: "a range of a tenth of a magnitude"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘greatness of character’): from Latin magnitudo, from magnus ‘great’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Orders_of_magnitude_(numbers)Orders of magnitude (numbers) - Wikipedia

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   19 hours ago · Chemistry – Physics: The Avogadro constant (6.022 140 76 × 10 23) is the number of constituents (e.g. atoms or molecules) in one mole of a substance, defined for convenience as expressing the order of magnitude separating the molecular from the macroscopic scale. 10 24

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EntropyEntropy - Wikipedia

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   19 hours ago · telling that the magnitude of the entropy earned by the cold reservoir is greater than the entropy lost by the hot reservoir. The net entropy change in the engine per its thermodynamic cycle is zero, so the net entropy change in the engine and both the thermal reservoirs per cycle increases if work produced by the engine is less than the work achieved by a Carnot engine in the equation ( 1 ).