WH54 Fachwortlexikon
Lernwerkstatt Aachen GbR
Mathematik | Physik | Chemie


Größe


... is a German word with different meanings


a) It can simply mean height or bigness.
b) It can mean size as in the size of clothes.
c) It can also mean a property that can be measured, a quantity

It's the third meaning that is often used in maths. A quantity (Größe) in maths and physics is some property of a thing that can be expressed in numbers and which can be measured. Here are some examples:

-> length
-> height
-> duration
-> speed
-> price





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