Question

Order of magnitude for 15,000?

Answer 1

well, is in the thousands

Answer 2

1?

Answer 3

well, fifteen, thousands
15 , 000

Answer 4

"Order of Magnitude" usually is related to a Logarithm Base 10. You may be familiar with this sort of thin as you hear reports of earthquakes.

Richter Scale Magnitude 5 it 10 times more powerful than Richter Scale Magnitude 4.

Answer 5

It also sounds cool when you use it.

If you are guessing that you have $15,000 in your bank account, and you discover that you have only $1,500, which of these sounds more impressive.

1) Oh, I was WAY too high! The trip is off.
2) Dude, not even close! We can't go to Cancun with that!
3) I was wrong by an Order of Magnitude! We're totally done, already.
4) What were you thinking?
5) Don't you EVER balance your bank account statements?