Ability and Magnitude

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

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Magnitude and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Magnitude" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Magnitude noun - The quality or state of being important.

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Ability and magnitude are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Magnitude".

high	high ability	high magnitude
full	full ability	full magnitude
similar	similar ability	similar magnitude
powerful	powerful ability	powerful magnitude
Other adjectives: extreme, great, new, apparent, greater.

There are strict rules regarding how to use the ability, and there are drawbacks in the form of a backlash, which can be trivial or severe, depending on the magnitude of the wish.

Source: Deus Ex Machina / Anime and Manga
However, the claimed power of the "Super MAC" cannons and the Covenant's ability to "glass" the surface of planets is several orders of magnitude larger than anything else either side does, getting into borderline Type II territory.

Source: Just For Fun / Abusing the Kardashev Scale for Fun and Profit
The Arisen of Mummy: The Curse all start out at the very height of their power, which includes, among other things, the ability to cause a magnitude 6.0 earthquake to devastate a 10-mile region or call down a meteor storm on everything within a mile.

Source: Person of Mass Destruction

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