order of magnitude
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He believes the appropriate TAM for SpaceX’s connectivity solutions is closer to the $130 billion mark — an entire order of magnitude smaller than SpaceX’s projections.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
If that is the case, we will have the breaking of a bubble that will be worse in order of magnitude than the 1990s tech bubble.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
"In an AI search engine, the average length is 40 to 60 words. So, you're talking about an order of magnitude of specificity change."
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
China’s capabilities are “an order of magnitude more challenging” than Iran’s, said Michael Horowitz, who served as U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense in the Biden administration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by an order of magnitude than any other mountain I’d been on; I quickly came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about enduring pain.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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