magnitude
Example Sentences
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For years, they pumped the putrid fluids deep into the ground—and triggered hundreds of earthquakes, some with a magnitude of over 5.
In 2014, Lin and her colleagues published research in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters arguing that storms of this magnitude warrant a new classification, Category 6.
From Science Daily
While the annual monsoon season often brings heavy rain to Indonesia, this month's deluge was among the worst disasters to strike Sumatra since a magnitude-9.1 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami in 2004.
From Barron's
“The rally feels somewhat unhinged, likely surprising even the most bullish market participants with the speed and magnitude of the move,” Joni Teves, strategist at UBS told clients in a note on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch
In hardware tests and simulations, the 3D chip beats 2D chips by roughly an order of magnitude.
From Science Daily
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