order_of_magnitude (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *order of magnitude*:
NOUN	attribute	order of magnitude, order	a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
NOUN	relation	order of magnitude, magnitude	a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities

English > *order of magnitude*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	A degree in a continuum of size or quantity.
Example	"an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
Synonym	order
Broader	magnitude	The property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
Spanish	grado

English > *order of magnitude*: 2 senses > noun 2, relation
Meaning	A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10.
Synonym	magnitude
Broader	ratio	The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Spanish	magnitud
Catalan	magnitud

HyperDic: order_of_magnitude