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order of magnitude

order of magnitude
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
    "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"

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    order of magnitude
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • 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

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      Voorbeeldzinnen

      1. This oil field used to produce an order of magnitude more oil as it does now.
      2. Nature and order of magnitude (… ppm, … %) of any additives (e.g. stabilising agents or inhibitors)
      3. Moreover, perpetuity levels are generally estimated to be of a similar order of magnitude as the economic growth rate.
      4. The 50 % should of course not be considered as an exact threshold, but just as an order of magnitude.
      5. This makes it necessary to analyse the magnitude of this impact in order to assess the Measure.
      6. It could therefore be said that the order of magnitude involved was in conformity with the market.
      7. However, this comparison gives an indication of the order of magnitude of the difference between the PPA and the actually observed ‘non-PPA’ prices.
      8. The 50 % should of course not be considered as the result of an exact estimation, but as an order of magnitude.’
      9. a description of the actions taken in order to ascertain the cause and magnitude of any accidental loss that might have occurred;
      10. a description of the actions taken in order to ascertain the cause and magnitude of any accidental or unmeasured loss that might have occurred;
      11. However, given the expected order of magnitude of reduction of the background concentration of particulate matter, and its favourable effect in terms of the protection of public health, it would probably be worth considering earlier implementation.
      12. Have a basic knowledge of the concept of Global Warming Potential (GWP), the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases and other substances as refrigerants, the impact of the emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases on the climate (order of magnitude of their GWP) and relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 and relevant Regulations implementing provisions of this Regulation.
      13. The Commission shall, each year, inform that Committee and the committees referred to in Articles 103 and 104 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of the order of magnitude of the Funds affected by the irregularities which have been discovered and of the various categories of irregularities, broken down by type and number.
      14. However, since at the time of the split-up, the bank will have a lot of cash and be nearly exclusively financed by retail deposits allowing it to grow rapidly in the first years, it is fairer to use the ‘stabilized’ situation at the end of the restructuring period in order to assess the magnitude of the downsizing.
      15. In particular, the period between the time of this decision and the last closure is of the same order of magnitude as the time necessary for a new entrant on the market to develop a new electricity plant project until commissioning.