Magnitude vs. Amplitude
Magnitudenoun
The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
Magnitudenoun
(countable) An order of magnitude.
Magnitudenoun
(mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
Magnitudenoun
(mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
Magnitudenoun
(astronomy) The apparent brightness of a star (on a negative, logarithmic scale); apparent magnitude
Magnitudenoun
(seismology) A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).
Magnitudenoun
Extent of dimensions; size; - applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness.
Magnitudenoun
That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.
Magnitudenoun
Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like.
Magnitudenoun
Greatness; grandeur.
Magnitudenoun
Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of magnitude.
Magnitudenoun
See magnitude of a star, below.
Magnitudenoun
the property of relative size or extent;
Magnitudenoun
a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
Magnitudenoun
relative importance;
Amplitudenoun
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
Amplitudenoun
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
Amplitudenoun
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
Amplitudenoun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
Amplitudenoun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
Amplitudenoun
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
Amplitudenoun
State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size.
Amplitudenoun
Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness.
Amplitudenoun
The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
Amplitudenoun
The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
Amplitudenoun
The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; - applied especially to vibratory movements.
Amplitudenoun
An angle upon which the value of some function depends; - a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions.
Amplitudenoun
(physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
Amplitudenoun
the property of copious abundance
Amplitudenoun
greatness of magnitude
Amplitude
The amplitude of a periodic variable is a measure of its change in a single period (such as time or spatial period). There are various definitions of amplitude (see below), which are all functions of the magnitude of the differences between the variable's extreme values.
