n. the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

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 extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"

n. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"

n. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

n. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

n. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

n. the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

n. the property of having a relatively small size

n. the quality of having little or no significance