magnitude
规模,幅度,量级,大小
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Definitions
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- : size; extent; dimensions:to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- : great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude.
- : greatness of size or amount.
- : moral greatness: magnitude of mind.
- : Astronomy. Also called visual magnitude, apparent magnitude. the brightness of a star or other celestial body as viewed by the unaided eye and expressed by a mathematical ratio of 2.512: a star of the first magnitude is approximately 2½ times as bright as one of the second magnitude and 100 times brighter than one of the sixth magnitude. Only stars of the sixth magnitude or brighter can be seen with the unaided eye.absolute magnitude.
- : Mathematics. a number characteristic of a quantity and forming a basis for comparison with similar quantities, as length.
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You take all these pieces, put them together as a whole, and you realize the magnitude that conservative space in our society right now, whether it’s corporate America, Hollywood, the media, social media platforms, et cetera.
When the region was struck by quakes of magnitude 6 or higher, the Velino aquifer springs released more than 600 metric tons of CO2 per day.
Ocean drilling expeditions have repeatedly probed those lightless depths and uncovered cells that survive almost in suspended animation, consuming orders of magnitude less energy than their neighbors at the surface.
We know that some lakes are producing 10,000 kilograms of carbon per year — orders of magnitude lower, in terms of biomass production, than is typical of lakes that aren’t covered by ice — but they’re still eking out an existence.
Those numbers, however, fail to capture the magnitude of the mounting crisis.
Unlike Maryland, national costs for institutionalization as opposed to HCBS do not differ by an order of magnitude.
A subject of this magnitude requires national consensus-building.
Obama appeared acutely aware of the magnitude of the situation, and the urgency with which immediate action is needed.
They were in fact of such magnitude that he received a $15 million bonus in 2009, reportedly more than Blankfein was awarded.
But apparently there are scoops of great magnitude to be gleaned from these repetitive pictures.