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magnitude
[noun]
Magnitude is a number assigned to a quantity and refers to the size or extent of something. There are several differing scientific uses of the term. In physics, it refers to the quantity of a measurement such as length, in astronomy it may refer to the brightness of a star, while in geology, it can indicate the strength of an earthquake.
Appears in modules:
- Atomic Theory I
- Biodiversity I
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Experimentation in Scientific Research
- Properties of Liquids
- Scientific Controversy
- The Nature of Scientific Knowledge
- Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence
- Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science
- Y-Chromsome and Mitochondrial DNA Haplotypes
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