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What is meant by order of magnitude of a quantity ?

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Order of magnitude of a quantity is defined as
the power of 10, which gives us a value nearst
to the actual value of the quantity.
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Knowledge Check

  • The order of magnitude of 379 is

    A
    `1`
    B
    `2`
    C
    `3`
    D
    `4`

  • What is the order of magnitude of ratio of the valume of an atom to the volume of its nucleus?

    A
    `10^(10)`
    B
    `10^(15)`
    C
    `10^(20)`
    D
    `10^(25)`

  • What is the order of magnitude of 1 light year expressed in metre?

    A
    `10^(14)`
    B
    `10^(15)`
    C
    `10^(16)`
    D
    `10^(17)`