Orders of magnitude (numbers)
= Orders of magnitude (numbers)
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Orders of magnitude refer to the scale or size of a number, often expressed in powers of ten. It provides a way to compare the relative sizes of numbers in a straightforward manner. Each order of magnitude represents a tenfold increase or decrease. For instance: - A number like 10 is in the first order of magnitude (10^1). - A number like 1,000 is in the third order of magnitude (10^3). - A number like 0.