magnitude

/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/
noun

The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  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.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Latin magnitūdō (“greatness, size”), magnus + -tūdō.

MAGNITUDE at a glance

MAGNITUDE has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + G 2 + N 1 + I 1 + T 1 + U 1 + D 2 + E 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,044 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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