• In astronomy, absolute magnitude (M) is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object on an inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale; the more...
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    Measurement in the V-band may be referred to as the apparent visual magnitude. Absolute magnitude is a related quantity which measures the luminosity that a celestial...
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    ordered rings, fields and vector spaces. The absolute value is closely related to the notions of magnitude, distance, and norm in various mathematical...
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    different definitions of magnitude: apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude. The apparent magnitude (m) is the brightness of an object and depends on an object's...
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  • only by its magnitude Absolute magnitude, the brightness of a celestial object corrected to a standard luminosity distance Apparent magnitude, the calibrated...
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  • In mathematics, the magnitude or size of a mathematical object is a property which determines whether the object is larger or smaller than other objects...
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  • measurements that are calibrated in absolute units, namely spectral flux densities. The monochromatic AB magnitude is defined as the logarithm of a spectral...
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  • Absolute Magnitude is an American discontinued, semi-professional science fiction magazine started in Spring/Summer 1993 issue under the name Harsh Mistress...
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    astronomical magnitude system: the absolute bolometric magnitude (Mbol) of an object is a logarithmic measure of its total energy emission rate, while absolute magnitude...
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    scatter plot of stars showing the relationship between the stars' absolute magnitudes or luminosities and their stellar classifications or effective temperatures...
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    which compensates for the distances, converting the apparent magnitude to the absolute magnitude, see the list of most luminous stars. The Sun is the brightest...
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  • vector space, called the Euclidean norm, the 2-norm, or, sometimes, the magnitude or length of the vector. This norm can be defined as the square root of...
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    magnitudes 4.8 and 5.7, though not with a regular period. It has a spectral class of K5Iab, an average magnitude of 4.91, and an absolute magnitude of...
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  • The absolute infinite (symbol: Ω), in context often called "absolute", is an extension of the idea of infinity proposed by mathematician Georg Cantor....
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    roots. The square of the absolute value of a complex number is called its absolute square, squared modulus, or squared magnitude.[better source needed]...
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  • any other conceivable or inconceivable quantity Absolute magnitude, the brightness of a star Absolute value, a notion in mathematics, commonly a number's...
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  • relative magnitudes of different earthquakes. Additional developments were required to produce a practical method of assigning an absolute measure of...
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  • the magnitude of the number (or absolute value) for the remaining bits. For example, in an eight-bit byte, only seven bits represent the magnitude, which...
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    Absolute zero is the lowest limit of the thermodynamic temperature scale; a state at which the enthalpy and entropy of a cooled ideal gas reach their minimum...
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  • necessarily equivalent in numerical value. Apparent magnitude Absolute magnitude Araucaria Project Magnitude (astronomy) Photometry (astronomy) Surface brightness...
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  • expressed not directly, but in magnitudes. Absolute magnitude M {\displaystyle M} is defined as the apparent magnitude of an object when seen at a distance...
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    root of the absolute temperature Temperature scales need two values for definition: the point chosen as zero degrees and the magnitudes of the incremental...
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    Velocity (redirect from Absolute velocity)
    physical vector quantity: both magnitude and direction are needed to define it. The scalar absolute value (magnitude) of velocity is called speed, being...
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    with known fixed magnitudes. Using multiple bandpass filters with relative photometry is termed absolute photometry. A plot of magnitude against time produces...
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  • 2020. Calculated as: Solar luminosity × 10^(0.4 × (Sun absolute magnitude - 3C 273 absolute magnitude)) = 3.828e+26 × 10^(0.4 × (4.83 - (- 26.73))) = 3.828e+26...
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    observed value exceeds the reference value. The absolute value of the deviation indicates the size or magnitude of the difference. In a given sample, there...
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    x. The absolute value of a number is the non-negative number with the same magnitude. For example, the absolute value of −3 and the absolute value of...
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    Units (SI). The Kelvin scale is an absolute temperature scale that starts at the lowest possible temperature (absolute zero), taken to be 0 K. By definition...
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  • The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with M or Mw  or Mwg, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude) is a measure of...
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    blue supergiant with an absolute magnitude of −6.0 and is the brightest class O star in the night sky with a visual magnitude of +2.0. It has two companions—Ab...
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