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magnitude

[mag-ni-tood, -tyood] / ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /




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Computer simulations suggest that the method could lower switching energy by several orders of magnitude compared with leading memory technologies used or being developed today, including DRAM, STT-MRAM and emerging SOT-MRAM devices.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

One was a magnitude 3.5, the other a magnitude 2.6.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

It was followed by a "second detonation of much greater magnitude," he said, adding that the cause and the material that exploded were still being determined.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

But this week she has welled up under the glare of the cameras and stayed a fraction longer during face-offs to absorb the magnitude of the moment.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

In comparison, the Kobe Earthquake of 1995, with a magnitude of 6.8, had killed 6,308 people.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

A series of aftershocks, with magnitudes between 4.7 and 6, have been recorded.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

With every passing hour, it becomes a little trickier to find food and water in the markets of La Guaira, which was decimated by Wednesday's quakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

“At these magnitudes, half of it time-based just seems too much.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The twin quakes — with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 — struck the nation within 39 seconds just after 6 p.m on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

These deficiencies of astrological theory are less visible to the innumerate, who are not likely to concern themselves with mechanisms, and who are seldom interested in comparing magnitudes.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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