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order of magnitude

British

noun

Also called: order. the approximate size of something, esp measured in powers of 10

the order of magnitude of the deficit was as expected
their estimates differ by an order of magnitude

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“While McCormick’s M&A track record is a positive precedent, the scale of this potential transaction represents a substantially greater order of magnitude,” Powers wrote on Tuesday.

From Barron's

“While McCormick‘s M&A track record is a positive precedent, the scale of this potential transaction represents a substantially greater order of magnitude,” Powers wrote on Tuesday.

From Barron's

The U.S. military would be dealing with an order of magnitude more targets—and a People’s Liberation Army exploiting its own AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

That said, Levie added he believes the transformation agents will drive inside organizations will be several orders of magnitude larger than previous waves of automation.

From The Wall Street Journal

But they’re not far wide off the mark in terms of orders of magnitude.

From Los Angeles Times

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