order of magnitude

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ˌorder of ˈmagnitude noun (plural orders of magnitude) [countableC]

1. if something is an order of magnitude greater or smaller than something else, it is ten times greater or smaller in size or amount 数量级〔一种量度标准，以十为底数表达，如某物比另一物大或小一个数量级，就是比它大或小十倍〕

2 the scale of the size of something 程度，规模

That was a problem but this crisis is of a different order of magnitude.

那是个问题，但它与这次的危机却不可同日而语。

Examples from the Corpus

order of magnitude• This is down an order of magnitude from the gas-coal mixture approach.• In the infrared, extinction by dust is an order of magnitude smaller than in the visible portion of the spectrum.• Switched hubs can improve network efficiency by more than an order of magnitude.• All these matters are indeed of a lower order of magnitude than those which had been fought for under Lanfranc and Anselm.• These figures serve to indicate a relative order of magnitude.• People are normally considered to be risk-averse over amounts of the order of magnitude of their incomes.

单词	order of magnitude
释义	order of magnitude Word family nounordererorderingorderlinessorder bookorder of magnitudeorder paperorderadjectiveorderlessorderly ˌorder of ˈmagnitude noun (plural orders of magnitude) [countableC] 1. if something is an order of magnitude greater or smaller than something else, it is ten times greater or smaller in size or amount 数量级〔一种量度标准，以十为底数表达，如某物比另一物大或小一个数量级，就是比它大或小十倍〕 2 the scale of the size of something 程度，规模 That was a problem but this crisis is of a different order of magnitude. 那是个问题，但它与这次的危机却不可同日而语。 Examples from the Corpus order of magnitude• This is down an order of magnitude from the gas-coal mixture approach.• In the infrared, extinction by dust is an order of magnitude smaller than in the visible portion of the spectrum.• Switched hubs can improve network efficiency by more than an order of magnitude.• All these matters are indeed of a lower order of magnitude than those which had been fought for under Lanfranc and Anselm.• These figures serve to indicate a relative order of magnitude.• People are normally considered to be risk-averse over amounts of the order of magnitude of their incomes.
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