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title: magnitude — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «magnitude» in the school dictionary: The size or how big something is. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# magnitude

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**Who acts:** something, vector, earthquake, We, magnitude, Sirius · **What happens:** be, measure, sign, have, not realise, attain · **To what, where:** problem, strength, scale, magnitude, 5, brightest star

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«magnitude» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [magnitude in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/magnitude.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The size or how big something is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:m1:1
# text = The size or how big something is.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How important or serious something is (a problem of great magnitude).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:m2:1
# text = How important or serious something is (a problem of great magnitude).
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | something | a problem |  |  |  | of great magnitude | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The strength of an earthquake, measured on a scale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:m3:1
# text = The strength of an earthquake, measured on a scale.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | participle |  | the strength of a earthquake *not said here* |  | a scale |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The brightness of a star.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:m4:1
# text = The brightness of a star.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brightness	brightness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The size of a number or vector without its sign or direction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:m5:1
# text = The size of a number or vector without its sign or direction.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	vector	vector	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** |  | vector |  |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:x1:1
# text = The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the earthquake | a magnitude of 7 |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magnitude=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We didn't realise the magnitude of the problem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:x2:1
# text = We didn't realise the magnitude of the problem.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	realise	realise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **realise** | past · do-support | We | the magnitude of the problem |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magnitude of −5 is 5.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:x3:1
# text = The magnitude of −5 is 5.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	−	−	SYM	SYM	_	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the magnitude | 5 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sirius is the brightest star — its magnitude is very low.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:x4:1
# text = Sirius is the brightest star — its magnitude is very low.
1	Sirius	Sirius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	brightest	bright	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sirius | the brightest star |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | star's magnitude |  |  |  |  | low *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A force of 10 newtons has a greater magnitude than 6 newtons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:x5:1
# text = A force of 10 newtons has a greater magnitude than 6 newtons.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	newtons	newton	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	newtons	newton	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a force of 10 newtons | a greater magnitude |  |  |  | than 6 newtons | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magnitude=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
1,000 is three orders of magnitude bigger than 1.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:x6:1
# text = 1,000 is three orders of magnitude bigger than 1.
1	1,000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | 1,000 three orders |  |  |  | of magnitude | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king's palace attained to the stupendous magnitude of Periwinkle's baby house, and stood in the center of a spacious square, which could hardly have been covered by our hearth-rug.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:magnitude:x7:1
# text = The king's palace attained to the stupendous magnitude of Periwinkle's baby house, and stood in the center of a spacious square, which could hardly have been covered by our hearth-rug.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
5	attained	attain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	stupendous	stupendous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	magnitude	magnitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	Periwinkle	Periwinkle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	center	center	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	spacious	spacious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
26	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	31	obj	_	_
27	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
28	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
29	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	aux	_	_
30	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	31	aux:pass	_	_
31	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	acl:relcl	_	_
32	by	by	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
33	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
34	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	rug	rug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attain** | participle |  | the king's palace *not said here* |  |  |  | to the stupendous magnitude of Periwinkle's baby house | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stand** | past | the king's palace |  |  | the center of a spacious square |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in center=Location |
| 3 | **cover** | could · perfect · passive | our hearth rug | a spacious square |  |  |  | hardly *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme which=Destination |

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