one order of magnitude larger vs an order of magnitude larger

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning. The choice between 'one order of magnitude larger' and 'an order of magnitude larger' depends on personal preference or the specific context in which they are used.

Last updated: March 30, 2024

one order of magnitude larger

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is ten times larger than another quantity. It is often used in scientific contexts or when discussing significant differences in scale.

Examples:

The earthquake was one order of magnitude larger than the previous one.
The new telescope is one order of magnitude larger than the old one.

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Dark-matter density is nearly one order of magnitude higher than in similar nebulae.
Well, let's click the zoom lens down one order of magnitude, and look at the century scale.
Minimum of 3 concentrations spanning approximately one order of magnitude
The minimum test concentration differential between the highest and lowest should be about one order of magnitude.
Bilan Carbone method aims to provide average emissions factors which are accurate within one order of magnitude
Substances and preparations are classified at least as toxic when these effects are observed at levels of one order of magnitude lower (i.e. 10-fold) than those set out for R48 in section 3.2.3.
A range of results from this test where the upper and lower values differ by less than one order of magnitude is acceptable.
As a guide, the VTG levels in control groups of males and females should be distinct and separated by about three orders of magnitude in fathead minnow and zebrafish, and about one order of magnitude for medaka.
The resolution shall be equal to or of one order of magnitude higher than the values shown in Table 3.
Such an order of magnitude appears reasonable.
In order to enable a pro-active implementation, Member States are also encouraged to promote and support the fitting of ERTMS/ETCS in any renewal or maintenance-related work of the infrastructure that entails investments at least one order of magnitude higher than those associated with the installation of ERTMS/ETCS facilities.
If regular revision, please indicate order of magnitude: ...
In other words, every step here represents an order of magnitude in performance scale.
That's an order of magnitude, up or down.
Description of the services, indicative order of magnitude or value.
There are two orders of magnitude more spiders than primates.
Those are the order of magnitude of changes you're talking about.
There are more active volcanoes beneath the sea than on land by two orders of magnitude.
I say that also for us to have an idea of the order of magnitude.
So you can see we really are talking significant orders of magnitude.

Alternatives:

an order of magnitude larger
ten times larger
significantly larger
dramatically larger
exponentially larger

an order of magnitude larger