Magnitude vs Duration - What's the difference?
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(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).
An amount of time or a particular time interval.
The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war
(finance) A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.
Magnitude is a related term of duration.
As nouns the difference between magnitude and duration
is that magnitude is (uncountable|countable) the absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something while duration is an amount of time or a particular time interval.magnitude
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Derived terms
* order of magnitude * absolute magnitude * apparent magnitudeduration
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(en noun)- Rationing will last at least for the duration .
See also
* * (Bond duration) *dictionary.reference.comentry