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Look up magnitude in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Magnitude may refer to: Euclidean vector, a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its direction

Apparent magnitude (m) is a measure of the brightness of a star, astronomical object or other celestial objects like artificial satellites. Its value

powers of ten, the order of magnitude is a measure of the nearness of two figures. Two numbers are "within an order of magnitude" of each other if their ratio

an object, the lower its magnitude number. An object's absolute magnitude is defined to be equal to the apparent magnitude that the object would have

The Richter scale (/ˈrɪktər/), also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, is a measure of the

The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with Mw  or Mwg, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude) is a measure of an earthquake's

earthquake of magnitude 5.0, and a 7.0 magnitude earthquake releases about 1,000 times as much energy as a 5.0 magnitude earthquake. An 8.6-magnitude earthquake

To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following lists describe various mass levels between 10−67 kilograms (kg) and 1052 kg. The least massive

In mathematics, the magnitude or size of a mathematical object is a property which determines whether the object is larger or smaller than other objects

Seismic magnitude scales are used to describe the overall strength or "size" of an earthquake. These are distinguished from seismic intensity scales that