• In mathematics, the magnitude or size of a mathematical object is a property which determines whether the object is larger or smaller than other objects...
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  • direction Magnitude (mathematics), the relative size of an object Norm (mathematics), a term for the size or length of a vector Order of magnitude, the class...
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  • computation method Mahalanobis distance – Statistical distance measure Magnitude (mathematics) – Property determining comparison and ordering Matrix norm – Norm...
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  • powers of ten, the order of magnitude is a measure of the nearness of two figures. Two numbers are "within an order of magnitude" of each other if their ratio...
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    system by listing stars from 1st magnitude (brightest) to 6th magnitude (dimmest). The modern scale was mathematically defined to closely match this historical...
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  • displacement), their magnitude and direction can still be represented by the length and direction of an arrow. The mathematical representation of a physical...
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  • An order of magnitude of time is usually a decimal prefix or decimal order-of-magnitude quantity together with a base unit of time, like a microsecond...
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    incommensurable magnitudes was the fundamental focus on deductive reasoning that resulted from the foundational shattering of earlier Greek mathematics. The realization...
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    In mathematics, the sign of a real number is its property of being either positive, negative, or 0. Depending on local conventions, zero may be considered...
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  • denoted by α File size, in computing Magnitude (mathematics), magnitude or size of a mathematical object Magnitude of brightness or intensity of a star...
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  • numerical skills in children with mathematics learning disabilities: A comparison of symbolic vs. non-symbolic number magnitude". Cognition. 102 (3): 361–395...
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  • are required to encode negative numbers in binary number systems. In mathematics, negative numbers in any base are represented by prefixing them with...
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    To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following lists describe various mass levels between 10−67 kg and 1052 kg. The least massive thing...
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    absolute value is closely related to the notions of magnitude, distance, and norm in various mathematical and physical contexts. In 1806, Jean-Robert Argand...
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    labelled list of the SI area orders of magnitude, with certain examples appended to some list objects. Orders of magnitude Lists of political and geographic...
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    ordinary human activity takes place at temperatures of this order of magnitude. Circumstances where water naturally occurs in liquid form are shown in...
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  • The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with Mw  or Mwg, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude) is a measure of an earthquake's...
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  • dependent), or probabilistic as in random and stochastic quantities. In mathematics, magnitudes and multitudes are also not only two distinct kinds of quantity...
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  • universe. Mathematics: 10 10 10 963 {\displaystyle 10^{\,\!10^{10^{963}}}} , order of magnitude of another upper bound in a proof of Skewes. Mathematics: Steinhaus'...
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    following are examples of orders of magnitude for different lengths. To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various...
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  • This list compares various energies in joules (J), organized by order of magnitude. The joule is named after James Prescott Joule. As with every SI unit...
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    and David Hilbert. The origins of mathematical thought lie in the concepts of number, patterns in nature, magnitude, and form. Modern studies of animal...
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    by a magnitude and a relative direction. It is formally defined as a directed line segment, or arrow, in a Euclidean space. In pure mathematics, a vector...
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    geometrical measures (length, area, volume) and other common notions, such as magnitude, mass, and probability of events. These seemingly distinct concepts have...
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  • Scale analysis (or order-of-magnitude analysis) is a powerful tool used in the mathematical sciences for the simplification of equations with many terms...
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    Analysis is the branch of mathematics dealing with continuous functions, limits, and related theories, such as differentiation, integration, measure,...
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  • of the word "scalar" in mathematics occurs in François Viète's Analytic Art (In artem analyticem isagoge) (1591): Magnitudes that ascend or descend proportionally...
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    units Units for order of magnitude shows position of SI units "Unicode Technical Report #25: Unicode Support for Mathematics" (PDF). The Unicode Consortium...
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    field is represented by a vector whose length and direction denote the magnitude and axis of the maximum circulation. The curl of a field is formally defined...
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  • A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation...
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