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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Mathematics
CONT

An order of magnitude implies a tenfold difference between two quantities.

OBS

order: A way of describing or ranking things in terms of the number of times an operation is performed or is implied.

Key term(s)
  • order-of-magnitude

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Mathématiques
OBS

Ordre d'une unité du système décimal : 1 est l'unité du premier ordre, 10 l'unité du deuxième ordre, 100 celle du troisième ordre, etc.

Spanish

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