MBA WordPlay: Order of Magnitude

This post is part of a continuing series of words and phrases that you’re likely to hear in b-school, but may not be familiar with.

“Order of Magnitude”

Officially, order of magnitude has to with estimating something within a power of 10, but in the business sense, it’s often used to describe an estimate that is within a range that allows for meaningful discussion and decision-making.

Some interesting discussion on the phrase can be found here. (Thanks, Hoover’s!)

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