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Old 23-08-2015, 09:48 PM
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The OED offers more than the 'power of 10' as a meaning for the expression 'order of magnitude' though.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/de...r-of-magnitude

So it would seem the SMH reporter was quite right to use the expression to convey the idea of simple 'size or quantity'.
OED's definition does allow for intangibles (e.g. how does one compare the effort put into a task)....but..

No.

He was comparing power outputs. With real numbers (well they could have been integers)