magnitude.

1. The size, extent, or importance of a quantity or effect.

2. A measure of celestial brightness on a scale where lower values indicate brighter objects.

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Words that belong together

• magnitude of change
• order of magnitude

On the page

The magnitude of the difference matters more than its statistical significance.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Singular magnitude; plural magnitudes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, description. Commonness: moderately common.