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==Etymology==
Middle [[English]], from Anglo-French, from Latin magnitudo, from magnus
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : great size or extent b (1) : spatial [[quality]] : size (2) : [[quantity]], [[number]]
*2 : the importance, quality, or caliber of something
*3 : a number representing the intrinsic or apparent brightness of a [[celestial]] [[body]] on a logarithmic [[scale]] in which an increase of one unit corresponds to a reduction in the brightness of [[light]] by a factor of 2.512
*4 : a numerical quantitative [[measure]] expressed usually as a multiple of a [[standard]] unit
*5 : the [[intensity]] of an earthquake represented by a number on an [[arbitrary]] scale <a magnitude six earthquake>
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
Middle [[English]], from Anglo-French, from Latin magnitudo, from magnus
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : great size or extent b (1) : spatial [[quality]] : size (2) : [[quantity]], [[number]]
*2 : the importance, quality, or caliber of something
*3 : a number representing the intrinsic or apparent brightness of a [[celestial]] [[body]] on a logarithmic [[scale]] in which an increase of one unit corresponds to a reduction in the brightness of [[light]] by a factor of 2.512
*4 : a numerical quantitative [[measure]] expressed usually as a multiple of a [[standard]] unit
*5 : the [[intensity]] of an earthquake represented by a number on an [[arbitrary]] scale <a magnitude six earthquake>
[[Category: General Reference]]
