Look up magnitude in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Magnitude may refer to: Euclidean vector, a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its direction...
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Apparent magnitude (m) is a measure of the brightness of a star or other astronomical object. An object's apparent magnitude depends on its intrinsic...
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An order of magnitude is an approximation of the logarithm of a value relative to some contextually understood reference value, usually 10, interpreted...
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astronomy, absolute magnitude (M) is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object on an inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale. An object's...
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astronomy, magnitude is measure of the brightness of an object, usually in a defined passband. An imprecise but systematic determination of the magnitude of objects...
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Seismic magnitude scales are used to describe the overall strength or "size" of an earthquake. These are distinguished from seismic intensity scales that...
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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...
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Richter scale (redirect from Richter magnitude scale)
The Richter scale (/ˈrɪktər/), also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, is a measure of the...
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7th Magnitude (French: Septième magnitude) is a record label founded by French record producer Matthieu "Skread" Le Carpentier and co-founder Abdoulaye...
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Signed number representations (redirect from Sign-magnitude)
extending the binary numeral system to represent signed numbers are: sign–magnitude, ones' complement, two's complement, and offset binary. Some of the alternative...
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