absolute magnitude
noun
: a measure of the intrinsic luminosity of a celestial body (such as a star) expressed as the apparent magnitude the body would have if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs
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The really amazing thing about Katy Perry’s 110 million Twitter followers is not its absolute magnitude as much as the fact that the site’s entire monthly active user base is only about three times that size.
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Felix Salmon, WIRED, 5 June 2018
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Felix Salmon, WIRED, 5 June 2018
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“Absolute magnitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absolute%20magnitude. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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