quantity

Quantity is defined as an amount, measure or number.

(noun)

An example of quantity is how many apples are in a barrel.

See quantity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

an amount; portion
any indeterminate bulk, weight, or number
the exact amount of a particular thing
a great amount or number: to buy a commodity in quantity
that property of anything which can be determined by measurement
Logic that characteristic of a proposition according to which it is classified as universal or particular
Math.
1. a thing that has the property of being measurable in dimensions, amounts, etc. or in extensions of these which can be expressed in numbers or symbols
2. a number or symbol expressing a mathematical quantity
Phonet., Prosody the relative length, or duration, of a vowel, continuant consonant, or syllable

Origin: ME quantite < OFr < L quantitas < quantus, how great < quam, how, how much < IE interrogative base *kwo- > who, what

See quantity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. quan·ti·ties

a. A specified or indefinite number or amount.
b. A considerable amount or number: sells drugs wholesale and in quantity.
c. An exact amount or number.
The measurable, countable, or comparable property or aspect of a thing.
Mathematics Something that serves as the object of an operation.
a. Linguistics The relative amount of time needed to pronounce a vowel, consonant, or syllable.
b. The duration of a syllable in quantitative verse.
Logic The exact character of a proposition in reference to its universality, singularity, or particularity.