Size (disambiguation)

Size is the concept of something being big or small. It may also refer to:

  • In statistics (hypothesis testing), the size of the test refers to the rate of false positives, denoted by α
  • File size, in computing
  • Magnitude (mathematics), magnitude or size of a mathematical object
  • Magnitude of brightness or intensity of a star or an earthquake as measured on a logarithmic scale
  • In mathematics there are, in addition to the dimensions mentioned above (equal if there is an isometry), various other concepts of size for sets:
    • measure (mathematics), a systematic way to assign to each suitable subset a number
    • cardinality (equal if there is a bijection), of a set is a measure of the "number of elements of the set"
    • for well-ordered sets: ordinal number (equal if there is an order-isomorphism)
  • Resizing (fiction), a theme in fiction, in particular in fairy tales, fantasy, and science fiction
  • Sizing, or size, a filler or glaze
  • Size (surname)
  • Clothing size, the label sizes used for garments sold off-the-shelf

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with size
  • All pages with titles containing size
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