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magnitude vs absolute magnitude

absolute magnitude vs magnitude

magnitude and absolute magnitude both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
magnitude Yes No No No
absolute magnitude Yes No No No
As nouns, absolute magnitude is a hyponym of magnitude; that is, absolute magnitude is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than magnitude:
  • magnitude: the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
  • absolute magnitude: (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth
magnitude (noun) absolute magnitude (noun)
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth
relative importance
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
Difference between magnitude and absolute magnitude

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