单词 | of the order of |
释义 | > as lemmasof the order of e. of the order of: (a) Mathematics (also on, in the order of, of order): of the same order of magnitude as; (b) gen. (also in the order of): in the region of; somewhere about; to the extent of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > approximately (an amount) [phrase] plus minus1611 or soa1616 a matter of1645 there or (and) thereaboutsa1696 the matter of1829 somewhere about1846 in the neighbourhood of1847 in the region of1865 of the order of1903 give or take1958 not unadjacent to1966 the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > numerical arrangement > [adjective] > of sets > relating to order of magnitude of the same order1706 to the first (also second, etc.) order1706 of the order of1937 1903 O. Lodge Mod. Views on Matter 7 Their mass is of the order one-thousandth of the atomic mass of hydrogen. 1937 J. H. Michell & M. H. Belz Elem. Math. Anal. I. i. 94 A number is said to be of order 10n if its ratio to 10n is neither large nor small. 1947 R. L. Wakeman Chem. Commercial Plastics xxvi. 786 Concentrations of catalyst in the order of 1 per cent. 1958 Times 10 Dec. 10/4 Their radioactivity was of the order of tens of millicuries. 1962 F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics x. 422 Specific impulses on the order of 3000 lb-sec/lb are possible. 1970 Daily Tel. 3 Dec. 21/1 (advt.) A salary in the order of £1,500 is envisaged. 1989 Business Franchise July–Sept. 80/4 How much that springboard to success should cost will be in the order of £20,000 initially. 1992 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 2 Jan. c9/4 These events are thought to be the result of relatively small-mass objects of the order of 1/10th the mass of the sun. < as lemmas |
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