(n): a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
(n): 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
(n): the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
(n): relative importance
(n): the quality of being important and worthy of note
"Panathinaikos FC - No game due to a Madonna concert on their home ground.
Henk ten Cate (manager): 'I would have preferred to have played next week, but I guess Madonna's magnitude surpasses that of Panathinaikos.'"
- 'Derby dates yield contrasting fortunes', uefa.com, 29 September 2008.