magnitude vs pith

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. 

pith

noun
  • The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance. 

  • The spinal cord; the marrow. 

  • The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. 

  • The albedo of a citrus fruit. 

  • The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn. 

  • One divided by pi. 

  • Power, strength, might. 

adj
  • The ordinal form of the number pi. 

verb
  • To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree). 

  • To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord. 

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