Interpretation of the magnitude of an eigenvalue?

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We know that the eigenvalues of a Hessian matrix can provide information about the curvature of a function under study.

Specifically, we know that the sign of the eigenvalues give us information whether the function is increasing or decreasing.

I am curious to know if the magnitude of eigenvalues of the Hessian of a function gives information about the steepness of curvature of the given function?

I searched alot but I cannot find any relevant sources to learn this from. Please share any sources you have. It helps me.