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Definition order of magnitude in British English

order of magnitude noun

[countable] noun
1

a level in a system for measuring things, in which each level is ten times higher than the one before

Example

Processing speeds exceed those of five years ago by several orders of magnitude.

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1.1

used to refer to the amount or degree of something

Example

Next year's profits are expected to be of the same order of magnitude as last year's.

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Definition order of magnitude in British English