Magnitude (mathematics)
In mathematics, magnitude is the "size" of a mathematical object, a property by which the object can be compared as larger or smaller than other objects of the same kind. More formally, an object's magnitude is an ordering (or ranking) of the class of objects to which it belongs.
Read more about Magnitude (mathematics): History, Numbers, Euclidean Vectors, Normed Vector Spaces, Logarithmic Magnitudes, "Order of Magnitude"
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“He all their ammunition
And feats of war defeats
With plain heroic magnitude of mind
And celestial vigour armed;”
—John Milton (1608–1674)