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{{wiktionary|magnitude}} '''Magnitude''' may refer to: {{tocright}} ==Mathematics== *[[Euclidean vector]], a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its 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 of scale having a fixed value ratio to the preceding class *[[Scalar (mathematics)]], a quantity defined only by its magnitude ==Astronomy== *[[Absolute magnitude]], the brightness of a celestial object corrected to a standard luminosity distance *[[Apparent magnitude]], the calibrated apparent brightness of a celestial object *[[Instrumental magnitude]], the uncalibrated apparent magnitude of a celestial object *[[Limiting magnitude]], the faintest apparent magnitude of a celestial body that is detectable or detected by a given instrument. *[[Magnitude (astronomy)]], a measure of brightness and brightness differences used in astronomy *[[Magnitude of eclipse]] or geometric magnitude, the size of the eclipsed part of the Sun during a solar eclipse or the Moon during a lunar eclipse *[[Photographic magnitude]], the brightness of a celestial object corrected for photographic sensitivity, symbol ''m<sub>pg</sub>'' *[[Visual magnitude]], the brightness of a celestial object in visible, symbol ''m<sub>v</sub>'' ==Seismology== *[[Seismic magnitude scales]], the energy in an earthquake, measures include: **[[Moment magnitude scale]], based on seismic moment, supersedes the Richter scale **[[Richter magnitude scale]], the energy of an earthquake, superseded by Moment scale **[[Surface-wave magnitude]], based on Rayleigh surface wave measurement through heat conduction *[[Seismic intensity scales]], the local severity of a quake ==Arts and media== *[[Magnitude (Community)]], a recurring character from the television series ''Community'' {{disambiguation}}
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