amplitude
- Noun. The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
- Noun. (mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
- Noun. (physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
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