MAGNITUDE

Magnitude

Magnitude is the logarithmic measure of the brightness of an object, in astronomy, measured in a specific wavelength or passband, usually in optical or near-infrared wavelengths.

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magnitude

Noun

  1. The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
  2. An order of magnitude.
  3. A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
  4. Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
  5. The apparent brightness of a star (on a negative, logarithmic scale); apparent magnitude
  6. A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).


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