magnitude
C1UK /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/US /ˈmæɡnɪtuːd/
Meaning
noun
the great size or importance of something; the degree to which something is large or important
“We did not realize the magnitude of the problem.”
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“Mag more than order of magnitude less”
📺 Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders LectureLearn this word in the video →
“Just talking in terms of rough orders of magnitude,”
📺 Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)Learn this word in the video →
“gone truly gone I learned the real visceral difference between preparation and readiness it was the loneliest I've ever felt in my life by an order of magnitude it was one of”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
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