Definition of Magnitude
Magnitude
mag·ni·tude
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A measure of the size or extent of something, especially an earthquake or star.
e.g. The earthquake's magnitude was measured at 7.5 on the Richter scale.
(noun)
a measure of the intensity of an earthquake;
e.g. California was struck with a magnitude 3 earthquake this morning.
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