order of magnitude
noun phrase
: a range of magnitude extending from some value to ten times that value
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The schedule turns more difficult in Week 3 by an order of magnitude with trips to Texas Tech and Oregon and then a sneaky-tough home date with Houston.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
This growth happens in just three seconds, more than an order of magnitude faster than previous methods used to grow carbon foils.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
That orbit will increase the level of cosmic radiation by at least an order of magnitude compared to that seen on the Bion-M No. 1 spacecraft launched back in April 2013.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2025
To modernize faster, DoD requires an order of magnitude increase in its adoption of commercial technologies.
—Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
This growth happens in just three seconds, more than an order of magnitude faster than previous methods used to grow carbon foils.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
That orbit will increase the level of cosmic radiation by at least an order of magnitude compared to that seen on the Bion-M No. 1 spacecraft launched back in April 2013.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2025
To modernize faster, DoD requires an order of magnitude increase in its adoption of commercial technologies.
—Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for order of magnitude
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“Order of magnitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20of%20magnitude. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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