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ratio vs magnitude

magnitude vs ratio

ratio and magnitude both are nouns.

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

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