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Quantity definition

kwŏntĭ-tē
quantities
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The measurable or countable property or aspect of things.

Arithmetic deals with 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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The exact amount of a particular thing.
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Any indeterminate bulk, weight, or number.
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That property of anything which can be determined by measurement.
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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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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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(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 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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A great amount or number.

To buy a commodity in quantity.

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(logic) That characteristic of a proposition according to which it is classified as universal or particular.
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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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(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 number or symbol expressing a mathematical quantity.
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(logic) The exact character of a proposition in reference to its universality, singularity, or particularity.
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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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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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(linguistics) 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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(phonet., prosody) 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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An amount; portion.
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(mathematics) Something that serves as the object of an operation.
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Noun

Singular:
quantity
Plural:
quantities

Origin of quantity

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin quantitas (“quantity"), from quantus (“how much").

    From Wiktionary

Quantity Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • The two last classes number over 400,000 (1903), but the quantity of alcohol distilled by them is small.

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