ALL meanings of order of magnitude
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O o - phrase order of magnitude You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something. 0
- phrase order of magnitude In mathematics, if one amount is an order of magnitude larger than another, it is ten times larger than the other. If it is two orders of magnitude larger, it is a hundred times larger. 0
- noun order of magnitude the approximate size of something, esp measured in powers of 10 0