order of magnitude

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1. a degree in a continuum of size or quantity (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	magnitude,
definition	:	the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) (noun.attribute)

2. 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 (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	ratio,
definition	:	the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) (noun.linkdef)

3. a degree in a continuum of size or quantity (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)

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