amplitude vs order of magnitude

amplitude

noun
  • The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude. 

  • The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies. 

  • The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object. 

  • The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic. 

  • The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator. 

  • The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range. 

order of magnitude

noun
  • The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it. For example, something that is 2 orders of magnitude larger is 100 times larger, something that is 3 orders of magnitude larger is 1000 times larger, and something that is 6 orders of magnitude larger is a million times larger, because 10² = 100, 10³ = 1000, and 10⁶ = a million. 

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