order of magnitude vs size

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. 

size

noun
  • The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is. 

  • An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls 

  • A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon. 

  • A number of edges in a graph. 

  • Wallpaper paste. 

  • The thickened crust on coagulated blood. 

  • A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing. 

  • Any viscous substance, such as gilder's varnish. 

verb
  • To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted. 

  • To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature. 

  • To take a greater size; to increase in size. 

  • To adjust the size of; to make a certain size. 

  • To sift (pieces of ore or metal) in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts. 

  • To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of. 

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