Amplitude
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noun


(1)   Greatness of magnitude
(2)   The property of copious abundance
(3)   (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
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Etymology


< < ; see ample and -tude.

Noun



  1. The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
  2. The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
  3. The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.

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