Quantity definitions

kwŏn'tĭ-tē
The measurable or countable property or aspect of things.

Arithmetic deals with quantity.

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The exact character of a proposition in reference to its universality, singularity, or particularity.
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(mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.

X plus y quantity squared equals x squared plus 2xy plus y squared.

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A specified or indefinite number or amount.

Shipped a large quantity of books; sells quantities of paper to publishers.

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Something that serves as the object of an operation.
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A considerable amount or number.

Sells drugs wholesale and in quantity.

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An exact amount or number.

The quantity of material recycled in a month.

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The relative amount of time needed to pronounce a vowel, consonant, or syllable.
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The duration of a syllable in quantitative verse.
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An amount; portion.
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Any indeterminate bulk, weight, or number.
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The exact amount of a particular thing.
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A great amount or number.

To buy a commodity in quantity.

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That property of anything which can be determined by measurement.
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That characteristic of a proposition according to which it is classified as universal or particular.
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The relative length, or duration, of a vowel, continuant consonant, or syllable.
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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.
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A number or symbol expressing a mathematical quantity.
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Something, such as a number or symbol that represents a number, on which a mathematical operation is performed.
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A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

You have to choose between quantity and quality.

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An indefinite amount of something.

Some soap making oils are best as base oils, used in a larger quantity in the soap, while other oils are best added in a small quantity.

Olive oil can be used practically in any quantity.

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A specific measured amount.

This bag would normally costs $497.50 for a quantity of 250, at a price of $1.99 per piece.

Generally it should not be used in a quantity larger than 15 percent.

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(metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
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Quantity is defined as an amount, measure or number.

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

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A considerable measure or amount.

The Boeing P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane fighter produced in quantity for the U.S. Army Air Corps.

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Origin of quantity

Middle English quantite from Old French from Latin quantitās quantitāt- from quantus how great kwo- in Indo-European roots

Sentence Examples

  • Why such a quantity of churches?

  • But there is any quantity of oatmeal, which we often cook for breakfast.

  • They consist of a number of circular or rectangular pits sunk from the cap of a hill, and going down to a depth of in some cases as much as 120 ft., until in fact the miners have been stopped by being unable to cope with the quantity of water made when the level of the valley was reached.

  • It is said to yield well, and a quantity of the manufactured alum is sent to Sydney for local consumption.

  • They were a mob of marauders, each carrying a quantity of articles which seemed to him valuable or useful.

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