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

Its participation fee is orders of magnitude less than other fairs, making it a particularly attractive proposition for participants: small galleries showing emerging artists.

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With “We the People,” Lepore has composed a companion piece to “These Truths,” her 2018 dash across U.S. history, but her latest work is the stronger book by an order of magnitude.

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Book banning is several orders of magnitude less urgent than sending a miscarrying patient home without care, obviously.

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"It will of course not be all used for good, but we trust humanity and think the good will outweigh the bad by orders of magnitude," he wrote.

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“Transformational, on the order of magnitude of the advent of e-commerce itself.”

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