No. 12,803 in Swedish
storleksordningen
The Swedish word "storleksordningen" translates to "the order of magnitude" in English.
In a sentence
Kostnaden för projektet ligger i storleksordningen fem miljoner kronor.
The cost of the project is approximately five million kronor.
Here, 'storleksordningen' is used to express an approximate numerical estimation or range.
Vi jämförde de två alternativen, och skillnaden är av storleksordningen tjugo procent.
We compared the two options, and the difference is approximately twenty percent.
In this sentence, 'storleksordningen' specifies the scale or magnitude of the difference in percentage terms.
Temperaturen i atmosfären varierar i storleksordningen tiotals grader mellan dag och natt.
The temperature in the atmosphere varies by approximately tens of degrees between day and night.
'Storleksordningen' in this context is employed to quantify the general magnitude of temperature variation.
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