Re: Order of Magnitude

["Paul Strasser" <paul -dot- strasser -at- windsor-tech -dot- com>]

> My application increases speed by 2 to 3 times; so do I say:
>
> * We increase speed by an order of magnitude of 2-3 times;
>
> * Speed is increased by 2-3 orders of magnitude(s);
>
> * Speed is increased (order of magnitude x 2)
>

You shouldn't use "order of magnitude" in these examples.  The easiest way
of understanding "order of magnitude" is as a logarithmic measurement.  One
order of magnitude larger is 10X, two orders is 100X.  So if your speed went
from 30 seconds to 15 seconds to complete a process , just say twice as
fast.  If it goes from 30 seconds to 3 seconds, you can say an order of
magnitude improvement in speed -- but 10X faster seems more impressive.

See:
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci527311,00.html

Paul Strasser
Windsor Technologies, Inc.
2569 Park Lane, Suite 200
Lafayette, Colorado 80026
Phone:  303-926-1982
FAX:  303-926-1510
E-mail:  paul -dot- strasser -at- windsor-tech -dot- com




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