"amplitude" meaning in English

See amplitude in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæm.plɪ.tud/ [US] Audio: en-us-amplitude.ogg [US] Forms: amplitude [singular], amplitudes [plural]
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  1. The measure of how big something is.
    Sense id: simple-amplitude-en-noun-MYDdGn76
  2. The biggest possible absolute value of the vertical part of a periodic curve.
    Sense id: simple-amplitude-en-noun-d196jdS2 Categories (other): Mathematics
  3. The biggest possible absolute value of something that changes periodically (like a wave).
    Sense id: simple-amplitude-en-noun-IrdzV023 Categories (other): Physics
     
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