Order of magnitude and Ratio

Order of magnitude noun - A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10.

Ratio and order of magnitude are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ratio" instead a noun phrase "Order of magnitude".

Ratio noun - The relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things.

Order of magnitude and ratio are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Order of magnitude" with "Ratio", this terms are similar.

Nearby Word: ration