Magnitude Definition (Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary)

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The size of something.

The magnitude of a number (also called its absolute value) is its distance from zero, so • the magnitude of 6 is 6 • the magnitude of −6 is also 6

The magnitude of a vector is its length (ignoring direction). Play with a vector below:

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