Magnitude
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Magnitude may refer to:
- Magnitude (mathematics), a measure of the size of a mathematical object
- A logarithmic measure of the brightness of an astronomical object:
- *Apparent magnitude
- *Absolute magnitude
- Magnitude of an eclipse
- Either of two measures of earthquake strength:
- *Richter magnitude scale (including the surface-wave Ms and body wave Mb magnitudes)
- *Moment magnitude scale
See also
- Order of magnitude, a coarse measure of numerical size
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