It's to do with how numbers compare with each other in size, although very approximatly. For example, 36243 is an order of magnitude higher than 5381. When written in standard form the first would be 3.6 times ten to the power of 4, while the latter would be 5.4 times ten to the power of 3.
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A magnitude is factor of 10 An order of magnitude is a factor of "about 10". Two orders of magnitude is about 100. For example, if something is two orders of magnitude higher than 3, it would be about 300. Order in this case means about, or approximate. To the nearest order of magnitude , 3200 is 3000
The order of magnitude of people in Portland is 5.
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