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"
Famous quotes containing the word magnitude:
“Sometimes you’re overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment. When you get away from it, you wonder, did it really happen to you.”
—Marian Anderson (1902–1993)