the savings in amounts of metal … will be of dramatically significant magnitudesAmerican Fabrics
2
: the importance, quality, or caliber of something
evil of such magnitude as must, if possible, be prevented Jane Austen
a writer of first magnitude Richard Plant
3
: a number representing the intrinsic (see intrinsicsense 1a) or apparent brightness of a celestial (see celestialentry 1 sense 2) body on a logarithmic scale in which an increase of one unit corresponds to a reduction in the brightness of light by a factor of 2.512
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: a numerical quantitative measure expressed usually as a multiple of a standard unit
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: the intensity of an earthquake represented by a number on an arbitrary scale
the magnitude of the issue can scarcely be overstated the mountain's sheer magnitude usually leaves tourists speechless
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin magnitudo, from magnus