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ratio vs order of magnitude

order of magnitude vs ratio

ratio and order of magnitude both are nouns.

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

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