It&#x27;s a vague term as: <i>Other orders of magnitude may be calculated using bases other than 10.</i> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Order_of_magnitude" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Order_of_magnitude</a><p>In base 2, 2x = 1 order of magnitude 8x = 3 orders of magnitude.   Worse both informal definitions are in common usage.