Calculating the magnitude of a vector

Astronomers measure the brightness of a star in the sky using a magnitude scale On this scale, the brightest objects have the SMALLEST

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magnitude In Physics, magnitude is defined as the maximum extent of size and the direction of an object Magnitude is used as a common factor in vector and scalar

magnitude 6 meanings: → another word for magnitude 1 relative importance or significance 2 relative size or extent 3 Click for more definitions