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: 10 has a greater [[magnitude]] than 2 as it is a larger number. -22 has a greater [[magnitude]] than +10 because, even though the number is lower, it is larger in size. | : 10 has a greater [[magnitude]] than 2 as it is a larger number. -22 has a greater [[magnitude]] than +10 because, even though the number is lower, it is larger in size. | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Magnitude, page 114, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 8 November 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Magnitude is the size or strength of a quantity.
About Magnitude
- A scalar is a quantity which has only magnitude.
- A vector is a quantity which has magnitude and direction.
- The greater the magnitude the larger the quantity.
- 10 has a greater magnitude than 2 as it is a larger number. -22 has a greater magnitude than +10 because, even though the number is lower, it is larger in size.