area vs magnitude

area

noun
  • The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept. 

  • A particular geographic region. 

  • Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent. 

  • An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings. 

  • Genitals. 

  • A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units. 

  • Penalty box; penalty area. 

magnitude

noun
  • The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something. 

  • A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale). 

  • A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically 

  • An order of magnitude. 

  • Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm. 

  • The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude 

  • A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm. 

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