order of magnitude

noun

1. Also called: order. the approximate size of something, esp measured in powers of 10

   the order of magnitude of the deficit was as expected

   their estimates differ by an order of magnitude

Example Sentences

Notwithstanding the company’s recent stumbles in artificial intelligence, he has delivered spectacularly for shareholders, driving up Apple’s market capitalization by more than an order of magnitude since he took over the top job in 2011.

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The scale of the current effort, however, is a much larger order of magnitude.

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There is a quote from an Italian software engineer named Alberto Brandolini: “The amount of energy necessary to refute bull— is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.”

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This advancement could shrink chip sizes by orders of magnitude, cut energy use dramatically, and push artificial intelligence closer to achieving artificial general intelligence.

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With three firsts and a second between the two deals, the Jets’ total haul is orders of magnitude beyond that.

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