As nouns the difference between breadth and magnitude
is that breadth is the extent or measure of how broad or wide something is while magnitude is the absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
breadth
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.
A piece of fabric of standard width.
Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
(math) (graph theory ) the length of the longest path between two vertices on a graph
Synonyms
* (extent or measure of how broad something is) width
* (piece of fabric of standard width)
* (scope or range) extent, range, scope, size
Derived terms
* acre breadth
* bizygomatic breadth
* breadth of accommodation
* breadthen
* breadth-first search
* breadth-first traversal
* breadth-height index
* breadth index
* breadth indicator
* breadthless
* breadth-line
* breadth of effect
* breadth of market
* breadth-of-market theory
* breadth of mind
* breadth of the market
* breadth of tone
* breadth-riders
* breadthways
* breadthwise
* curve of constant breadth
* finger-breadth, fingerbreadth
* finger's breadth
* foot-breadth, footbreadth
* hairbreadth
* hair's breadth, hairsbreadth
* handbreadth, hand's breadth, handsbreadth
* index of breadth
* straw-breadth, straw's breadth
magnitude
English
Noun
(uncountable, countable) The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
(countable) An order of magnitude.
(mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
(mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
(astronomy) The apparent brightness of a star (on a negative, logarithmic scale); apparent magnitude
(seismology) A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).
Derived terms
* order of magnitude
* absolute magnitude
* apparent magnitude
