Category:Definitions/Magnitude

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The magnitude of a quantity (either vector or scalar) is a measure of how big it is.


It is usually encountered explicitly in the context of vectors:

If $\mathbf v$ is the vector quantity in question, then its magnitude is denoted:

$\size {\mathbf v}$

or

$v$