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Definitions: Magnitude |
MagnitudeNoun1. The property of relative size or extent; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion". 2. 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. 3. Relative importance: "a problem of the first magnitude". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "magnitude" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Magnitude \Mag"ni*tude\, noun. [Latin expression magnitudo, from magnus great. See Master, and compare to Maxim.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Satire | MAGNITUDE, n. Size. Magnitude being purely relative, nothing is large and nothing small. If everything in the universe were increased in bulk one thousand diameters nothing would be any larger than it was before, but if one thing remain unchanged all the others would be larger than they had been. To an understanding familiar with the relativity of magnitude and distance the spaces and masses of the astronomer would be no more impressive than those of the microscopist. For anything we know to the contrary, the visible universe may be a small part of an atom, with its component ions, floating in the life- fluid (luminiferous ether) of some animal. Possibly the wee creatures peopling the corpuscles of our own blood are overcome with the proper emotion when contemplating the unthinkable distance from one of these to another. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Aerospace | (Symbol m) 1. The relative luminance of a celestial body. The smaller (algebraically) the number indicating magnitude, the more luminous the body. Also called stellar magnitude. See absolute magnitude. The ratio of relative luminosity of two celestial bodies differing in magnitude by 1.0 is 2.512, the fifth root of 100. Decrease of light by a factor of 100 increases the stellar magnitude by 5.00; hence, the brightness objects have negative magnitudes (Sun: -26.8; mean full moon: -12.5; Venus at brightest: -4.3; Jupiter at opposition: -2.3; Sirius: -1.6; Vega: 0.2; Polaris: 2.1). The faintest stars visible to the naked eye on a clear dark night are of about the sixth magnitude (though on a perfectly black background the limit for a single luminous point approaches the eighth magnitude). The faintest stars visible with a telescope of aperture a (in inches) is one approximately of magnitude 9 + 5 log10 a. The magnitude of the faintest stars which can be photographed with the 200-inch telescope is about +22.7. The expression first magnitude is often used somewhat loosely to refer to all bodies of magnitude 1.5 or brighter, including negative magnitudes.2. Amount; size; greatness. See order of magnitude. (references) |
Geological | A measure of the strength of an earthquake or strain energy released by it, as determined by seismographic observations. This is a logarithmic value originally defined by Charles Richter (1935). An increase of one unit of magnitude (for example, from 4.6 to 5.6) represents a 10-fold increase in wave amplitude on a seismogram or approximately a 30-fold increase in the energy released. In other words, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake releases over 900 times (30 times 30) the energy of a 4.7 earthquake - or it takes about 900 magnitude 4.7 earthquakes to equal the energy released in a single 6.7 earthquake! There is no beginning nor end to this scale. However, rock mechanics seems to preclude earthquakes smaller than about -1 or larger than about 9.5. A magnitude -1.0 event release about 900 times less energy than a magnitude 1.0 quake. Except in special circumstances, earthquakes below magnitude 2.5 are not generally felt by humans. (references) |
| A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake. Magnitude is based on measurement of the maximum motion recorded by a seismograph. Several scales have been defined, but the most commonly used are (1) local magnitude (ML), commonly referred to as "Richter magnitude," (2) surface-wave magnitude (Ms), (3) body-wave magnitude (Mb), and (4) moment magnitude (Mw). Scales 1-3 have limited range and applicability and do not satisfactorily measure the size of the largest earthquakes. The moment magnitude (Mw) scale, based on the concept of seismic moment, is uniformly applicable to all sizes of earthquakes but is more difficult to compute than the other types. All magnitude scales should yield approximately the same value for any given earthquake. ( See also Earthquake ABC's & FAQ discussion.). (references) | |
| A numerical expression of the amount of energy released by an earthquake, determined by measuring earthquake waves on standardized recording instruments (seismographs). The number scale for magnitudes is logarithmic rather than arithmetic; therefore, deflections on a seismograph for a magnitude 5 earthquake, for example, are 10 times greater than those for a magnitude 4 earthquake, 100 times greater than for a magnitude 3 earthquake, and so on. (Foxworthy and Hill, 1982). (references) | |
| A measure of the total amount of energy released by an earthquake. (references) | |
Physics | The degree of brightness of a celestial body designated on a numerical scale, on which the brightest star has magnitude -1.4 and the faintest visible star has magnitude 6, with the scale rule such that a decrease of one unit represents an increase in apparent brightness by a factor of 2.512; also called apparent magnitude. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In mathematics, the magnitude of an object is a non-negative real number, which in simple terms is its length.
In astronomy, magnitude refers to the logarithmic measure of the brightness of an object, measured in a specific wavelength or passband, usually in optical or near-infrared wavelengths: see apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude.
In geology, the magnitude is a logarithmic measure of the energy released during an earthquake. See Richter scale.
Real numbers
The magnitude of a real number is usually called the absolute value or modulus. It is written | x |, and is defined by:
This gives the number's "distance from zero". For example, the modulus of -5 is 5.Complex numbers
Similarly, the magnitude of a complex number, called the modulus, gives the distance from zero in the Argand diagram. The formula for the modulus is the same as that for Pythagoras' theorem.
For instance, the modulus of -3 + 4i is 5.
Euclidean vectors
The magnitude of a vector of real numbers in a Euclidean n-space is most often the Euclidean norm, derived from Euclidean distance: the square root of the dot product of the vector with itself:
where u, v and w are the components.
For instance, the magnitude of [4, 5, 6] is √(42 + 52 + 62) = √77 or about 8.775.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Magnitude."
Synonym: MagnitudeSynonym: order of magnitude (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Greatness | Noun: greatness; Adjective: magnitude; size; (dimensions); multitude; (number); immensity; enormity; infinity; might, strength, intensity, fullness; importance. |
Quantity | Noun: quantity, magnitude; size; (dimensions); amplitude, magnitude, mass, amount, sum, quantum, measure, substance, strength, force. |
Size | Noun: size, magnitude, dimension, bulk, volume; largeness; Adjective: greatness; (of quantity); expanse; (space); amplitude, mass; proportions. |
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Screenplays | Don't you appreciate the magnitude of that? (Who Framed Roger Rabbit; writing credit: Gary K. Wolf; Jeffrey Price) San Francisco was rattled by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake Tuesday. (Saturday Night Live; writing credit: Doug Abeles; Leo Allen) We are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. (The Kentucky Fried Movie; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; David Zucker) We've got the biggest damn lawsuit against this church for sending a bunch of minors out into the butt-freakin' amazon with absolutely no preparation for a disaster of this magnitude. This is asinine. (Walkabout; writing credit: Martin David) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Magnitude (1997) | |
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Health | The magnitude of the benefit seen in the RCTs may be underestimates for several reasons. (references) | |
Given our aging population, the magnitude of AD as a national health problem is steadily increasing. (references) | ||
Most vectors (usually modified viruses) available for gene replacement cannot incorporate a gene of this magnitude. (references) | ||
Business | Though recent events indicate that reform may be difficult to implement, the magnitude of the proposed changes dictate that all interested parties in Korea's energy sector heed attention. (references) | |
The market is very receptive to foreign products and services, but would be market entrants should not underestimate the magnitude of the task of becoming a mainstream supplier to Britain's major telecommunications companies and ISPs. All have well-established supplier relationships in place and most remain unreceptive to a direct approach from companies lacking any in-country representation. (references) | ||
Taking into account the 2.2 million tons of industrial waste sent to the municipal landfills, approximately 30% of the total 40 million tons of industrial and municipal waste generated in Turkey is disposed in uncontrolled ways every year (Table 5). Realizing that majority of the municipality controlled landfills are not regulated (permitted as per applicable Ministry of Environment requirements), the magnitude of environmental concerns can better be appreciated. (references) | ||
Economic History | Italy | Trade sources have forecast increases of the same magnitude for the next few years. (references) |
Oman | The private sector is also embarking on at least two other such project though not of the same magnitude. (references) | |
Austria | U.S. exports of automotive parts and equipment to Austria have risen by an order of magnitude this decade. (references) | |
Political Economy | INDIA | Resource constraints and the sheer magnitude of the problem limit states' ability to enforce child labor legislation. (references) |
Poland | But considering the huge growth and magnitude of U.S. investment, few American investors have encountered significant difficulties with Polish unions. (references) | |
Trade | Argentina | The zone has neither ports nor a nearby commercial center of the magnitude of Buenos Aires (located at a distance of 660 kilometers). (references) |
Women | Japan | Therefore, National Police Agency statistics on violence against women probably understated the magnitude of the problem. (references) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Depending on the magnitude of the offense and the age of the victim, the punishment for rape is generally 10 or more years in prison. (references) | |
Barbados | Few statistics are available to illustrate the magnitude of the problem; according the Nation newspaper, there was an increase in spousal abuse during the year. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Uganda | The CID did not keep records on the magnitude of the problem, and it was unknown if its efforts have been effective. (references) |
China | However, this problem appears to be of considerably less magnitude than trafficking of children for purposes other than labor. (references) | |
Mauritius | In July a task force on prostitution at the Ministry commissioned a quantitative study on the magnitude of the child prostitution problem in the country. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FREEBOOTER, n. A conqueror in a small way of business, whose annexations lack of the sanctifying merit of magnitude. |
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | Permit me to bring to your remembrance the magnitude of your task. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Never did a country of such vast extent offer equal inducements to improvements of this kind, nor ever were consequences of such magnitude involved in them. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | The commercial intercourse between the two countries is greater in magnitude and amount than between any two other nations on the globe. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | We have but to look at the state of our agriculture, manufactures, and commerce and the unexampled increase of our population to feel the magnitude of the trust committed to us. |
Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | I expect that by next June we shall have made a further reduction of equal magnitude and that there will be continuing reductions during the next fiscal year. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | For the future of peace, precipitate withdrawal would thus be a disaster of immense magnitude. |
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| "Magnitude" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Magnitude" is used about 951 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 951 | 7,629 |
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| USA | Magnitude Information Systems, Inc. |
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Expressions using "magnitude": absolute magnitude ♦ Apparent magnitude ♦ change magnitude ♦ change of magnitude ♦ Magnitude of a star ♦ magnitude relation ♦ of the first magnitude ♦ order of magnitude ♦ peak magnitude ♦ visual magnitude. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "magnitude": first-magnitude, large-magnitude, sign-and-magnitude. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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magnitude | 36 |
order of magnitude | 13 |
absolute magnitude | 10 |
magnitude star | 10 |
fisicas magnitude | 6 |
magnitude 9 | 5 |
apparent magnitude | 4 |
diferencia entre las magnitude | 4 |
magnitude vector | 4 |
magnitude order rough | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "magnitude"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | madhësi (bulk, dimension, ensemble, gauge, greatness, largeness, loftiness, magnificence, majesty, operand, quantity, rout, size), rëndësi (consequence, consideration, import, importance, intractability, materiality, moment, prominence, prominency, significance, standing, weight), gjerësi (amplitude, breadth, broadness, latitude, run, wideness, width). (various references) | |
Arabic | كمية (amount, deal, measure, number, quantity, size, volume), مقدار (measure, number, proportion, quantity, volume), مدى إرتفاع الصوت, مبلغ (amount, size), قدر (afford, amount, appraise, appreciate, assess, assume, be able to, be capable of, believe, can, consider, cost, count, deal, degree, esteem, estimate, evaluate, guess, lot, manage to, measure, number, predestination, predestine, predetermine, presume, prize, proportion, quantity, rate, size, suppose, think, treasure, value, volume), حجم (bulk, dimension, extent, flinch, format, funk, gage, girth, measure, measurement, proportion, refrain, size, volume), عظمة (force, grandeur, greatness, laurels, lordliness, magnificence, majesty, noble-mindedness, pageantry, pomp, splendor, splendour, state, sublimate), أهمية (account, consequence, consideration, import, importance, moment, pith, prominence, significance, standing, stress, value, weight, weightiness, worth). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | степен (degree, exponent, extent, gradations, grade, length, notch, order, peg, pitch, power, prairie, rate, remove), размери (bulk, dimensions, measure, measurements, proportions, size), големина (greatness, largeness, mass, size), величина (caliber, dimension, highness, largeness, name, quantity, value), важност (account, concern, concernment, gravity, import, importance, interest, materiality, moment, pith, pomposity, self-importance, seriousness, significance, solemnity, stress, value, weight), значение (account, amount, consequence, consideration, denotation, hang, heft, import, importance, intention, interest, matter, meaning, message, moment, notability, object, pith, sense, significance, signification, tenor, value, weight). (various references) | |
Chinese | 巨大 (Bigness, Colossal, huge, immense, tremendous, Vastness), 大小 (dimension, measurement, size). (various references) | |
Czech | závažnost (consequence, gravity, relevance, relevancy, weight), rozsah (amount, extension, extent, Gage, gauge, range, scope, size, span, spread), dùležitost (concernment, consequence, greatness, importance, relevance, stress). (various references) | |
Danish | topværdi (peak, peak magnitude, peak value), størrelsesorden (order of magnitude), spidsværdi (peak, peak magnitude, peak value), apparent lysmængde (apparent magnitude). (various references) | |
Dutch | magnitude (apparent magnitude), topwaarde (amplitude, peak, peak magnitude, peak value), schijnbare helderheid (apparent magnitude), orde van grootte (order of magnitude), grootte-orde (order of magnitude). (various references) | |
Farsi | قدر (Deal, Esteem, Importance, Quantity, Significance, Valence, Value), عظمت حجم , اهمیت (Circumstance, Dimension, Emphasis, Gravity, Importance, Moment, Notability, Pith, Significance, Stress, Valor), شکوه (Glory, Grandeur, Magneficence, Plain, Plaint, Pomp, Refulgence), بزرگی (Amplitude, Dignity, Eminence, Grandeur, Magneficence). (various references) | |
Finnish | suuruus (bigness, extent, greatness, largeness, size, wideness). (various references) | |
French | grandeur (majesty). (various references) | |
German | größe (area, bigness, bulk, deepness, dimensions, extent, giant, grandeur, greatness, growth, heft, height, important figure, largeness, magnificence, measurement, quantity, significance, sizableness, size, swell, tallness, value, value of a quantity, variable, vastness), größenordnung (order of magnitude, scale). (various references) | |
Greek | σημασία (acceptation, account, comprehension, consequence, denotation, idea, import, importance, meaning, purport, purview, significance, significancy, signification), μέγεθοσ (bigness, dimension, extent, largeness, size). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מרחב (area, expanse, region, scope, space), ערך (asset, estimation, importance, moment, order, property, set, suit, value, worth), חשיבות (importance, moment, significance, worth), 'ו"ל (extent, greatness, measurement, size). (various references) | |
Hungarian | fontosság (caliber, calibre, concernment, consequence, consideration, importance, mark, ponderosity, relevance, relevancy, stress, value), terjedelem (bulk, content, coverage, dimension, expanse, extend, extension, extent, footage, largeness, latitude, purview, quantity, range, reach, size, spread, stretching), nagyság (amplitude, bigness, bulk, extent, grandeur, greatness, largeness, lumen, measure, size, spaciousness, tallness), fényrend. (various references) | |
Indonesian | jarak (distance, range), besarnya (ampleness). (various references) | |
Italian | magnitudine, vastit (distantness, hugeness, vastness, wideness, width), intensit (chroma, depth, intensity, intensiveness strength, luminosity, pitch, poignancy, saturation), importanza (account, caliber, calibre, concern, concernment, consequence, depth, import, importance, matter, moment, momentousness, ponderosity, prominence, prominency, significance, stature, thickness), grandezza (bigness, breadth, depth, grandeur, greatness, largeness, quantity, size, value, value of a quantity, width), entit (body, entity, intensity, package). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | マクロ経済学 (macro-economics, magnesium, magnum). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | マグニチュード . (various references) | |
Korean | 크기. (various references) | |
Manx | towshan (dimension, standard, survey), mooadys (amount, amplitude, artificialness, augmentation, capacity, dimension, extravagance, greatness, huge, increase, largeness, size, stature), mooads (bigness, bulk, largeness, stature). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | agnitudemay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | magnitude (mass), jactancioso (vainglorious, windy), importância (account, amount, archness, at the moment, bigness, caliber, calibre, concernment, consideration, gravy, import, importance, materiality, matter, ponderosity, prestigious, salience, seriousness, significance, signification, stress, sum, value), grandeza (bigness, bulk, dimension, extend, grandeur, greatness, highness, hugeness, largeness, magnificent, mass, measurable quantity, mighty, quantity, size, variable). (various references) | |
Romanian | mãrime (bigwig, bulk, dimensions, extent, greatness, measure, proportion, quantity, scale, size, volume), importanţã (account, amount, bearing, concern, consequence, consideration, extent, gravity, greatness, importance, interest, matter, moment, pith, prominence, relevance, relevancy, relief, self-importance, significance, store, value, weight), însemnãtate (consequence, importance, matter, moment, significance, value). (various references) | |
Russian | величина (bigness, bulk, greatness, highness, quantity, size). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | veličina (dimensionality, dimensions, grandeur, greatness, largeness, size, value), važnost (consequence, importance, moment, pertinence, weight, weightiness), opseg (amplitude, extent, latitude, perimeter, plan range, purview, radius, volume), dimenzije. (various references) | |
Spanish | magnitud (extent, quantity, size, spread, value, value of a quantity). (various references) | |
Swedish | storlek (bulk, dimension, dimensions, extend, fitting, grandeur, greatness, highness, largeness, muchness, size, volume). (various references) | |
Turkish | kadir, büyüklük (ampleness, bigness, enormity, enormousness, generosity, grandeur, grandness, greatness, hugeness, largeness, size, sovereignty, substantiality, superiority, supremacy, vastness), önem (accent, account, amount, consequence, consideration, emphasis, gravity, import, importance, interest, matter, moment, prominence, regard, significance, significancy, stature, strength, stress, substantiality, value, weight). (various references) | |
Ukranian | величина (admeasurement, bigness, bulk, dimension, greatness, quantity), велич (dignity, elevation, grandeur, greatness, mightiness, nobility, splendor, splendour), важливість (account, amount, concern, consequence, earnest, gravity, import, importance, moment, notability, pregnancy, seriousness, significance, significancy). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tầm lớn, tính chất trọng đại, lượng tầm quan trọng, độ lớn. (various references) | |
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | m, magnitudine, magnitudinem, magnitudines, magnitudinis, magnitudo, quantitatem. (various references) |
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Words beginning with "magnitude": magnitudes. (additional references) | |
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"Magnitude" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Magique, magnatude, magnitudine, magtitude, magtnitude, megditure, megiture. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "magnitude" (pronounced ma"gnutuw'd) |
| 4 | -u t uw' d | altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, exactitude, fortitude, gratitude, ineptitude, latitude, longitude, multitude, platitude, rectitude, servitude, solicitude, solitude, turpitude, verisimilitude. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-g-i-m-n-t-u" | |
-1 letter: tegumina, umangite. | |
-2 letters: agendum, audient, augment, dauting, mediant, mintage, minuted, mutagen, mutined, teaming, tegmina, unaimed, unitage, unmated, untamed. | |
-3 letters: aidmen, auding, augend, augite, auntie, daimen, dating, dautie, degami, detain, dunite, eating, enigma, etamin, gained, gaited, gamine, gaumed, guinea, gunite, imaged, ingate, inmate, magnet, maiden, manitu, mantid, mating, median, medina, meting, midget, midgut, minted, minuet, minute, mutine, muting, nidget, nutmeg, tamein, taming, tandem, tanged, tedium, tinged, unaged, united, unmade, untame, untied. | |
-4 letters: adieu, admen, admit, agent, aimed, amend, ament, amide, amine, anime, anted, audit, datum, daunt, degum, deign, demit, denim, dinge, dunam, entia, gamed, gamin, gamut, gated, gaunt, genua, giant, guide, image, indue, maned, mange, mated, matin, maund, meant, media, menad, menta, midge, minae, mined, muted, named, nudge, nudie, tamed, tegua, teind, tenia, timed, tinea, tined, tinge, tumid, tuned, unite, unmet, untie. | |
-5 letters: adit, aged, agin, ague, aide, amen, amid, amie, amin, ante, anti, aunt, dame, damn, dang, date, daut, dean, deni, dent, diet, dime, dine, ding, dint, dita, dite, duet, duit, duma, dune, dung, dunt, edit, egad, emit, etna, etui, gadi, gaed, gaen, gain, gait, game, gane, gate, gaud, gaum, gaun, gent, genu, geta, geum, gied, gien, gnat, guan, gude, guid, idea, idem, item, made, mage, magi, maid, main, mane, mate, maud, maun, maut, mead, mean, meat, mend, menu, meta, mien, mina, mind, mine, mint, mite, muni, mute, name, neat, nema, neum, nide, nite, nude, tain, tame, tang, team, tend, tide, tied, time, tine, ting, tuna, tune, tung, unai, unde, unit. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-g-i-m-n-t-u" | |
+1 letter: magnitudes. | |
+2 letters: drumbeating, outdreaming, unmitigated. | |
+3 letters: demodulating, desquamating, drumbeatings, miseducating, ungerminated. | |
+4 letters: unmitigatedly. | |
+5 letters: countermanding, discouragement. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 67 6E 69 74 75 64 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- --. -. .. - ..- -.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01100111 01101110 01101001 01110100 01110101 01100100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a g n i t u d e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 0067 006E 0069 0074 0075 0064 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)476773807586877071 |
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