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magnitude vs ratio

ratio vs magnitude

magnitude and ratio both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
magnitude Yes No No No
ratio Yes No No No
As nouns, ratio is a hypernym of magnitude; that is, ratio is a word with a broader meaning than magnitude:
  • magnitude: 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
  • ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
magnitude (noun) ratio (noun)
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
relative importance the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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 ratio

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