quantity

[ kwon-ti-tee ]

/ ˈkwɒn tɪ ti /

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noun, plural quan·ti·ties.

a particular or indefinite amount of anything: a small quantity of milk; the ocean's vast quantity of fish.

an exact or specified amount or measure: Mix the ingredients in the quantities called for.

a considerable or great amount: to extract ore in quantity.

Mathematics.

the property of magnitude involving comparability with other magnitudes.
something having magnitude, or size, extent, amount, or the like.
magnitude, size, volume, area, or length.

Music. the length or duration of a note.

Logic. the character of a proposition as singular, universal, particular, or mixed, according to the presence or absence of certain kinds of quantifiers.

that amount, degree, etc., in terms of which another is greater or lesser.

Prosody, Phonetics. the relative duration or length of a sound or a syllable, with respect to the time spent in pronouncing it; length.

Law. the nature of an estate as affected by its duration in time.

Origin of quantity

1250–1300; Middle English quantite < Old French < Latin quantitās, equivalent to quant(us) how much + -itās -ity

Words nearby quantity

quantitative analysis, quantitative character, quantitative easing, quantitative genetics, quantitative inheritance, quantity, quantity surveyor, quantity theory, quantize, quantometer, quantong

Example sentences from the Web for quantity

First, we need to change the debate—to focus at least as much on the quality of resources as the quantity.

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It's just typical political graft … It was a lot more about quantity than quality.

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There are people who put a lot on the quantity of things and the recipe.

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In terms of quantity and severity, there are signs we are on the cusp of the most violent Super Bowl yet.

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Quantity: Since we have established timing, quantity per meal really depends on the quantity of carbs eaten per day.

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They estimate the efficacy of prayer by its quantity and not by its quality.

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The increase in length of runs and quantity of sand removed under low temperature conditions is very marked.

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 |E. D. Hardy
The lime used in the hot has been less by one-third than the quantity used in the cold tempering.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom |P. L. Simmonds
I have never seen anything like the quantity of lemons in Germany—millions of lemons everywhere.

Germany in War Time |Mary Ethel McAuley
This fact accounts for the comparatively little mischief they did in proportion to the quantity of ammunition thrown away.

The History of the First West India Regiment |A. B. Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for quantity

quantity

/ (ˈkwɒntɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a specified or definite amount, weight, number, etc
(as modifier)a quantity estimate

the aspect or property of anything that can be measured, weighed, counted, etc

a large or considerable amount

maths an entity having a magnitude that may be denoted by a numerical expression

physics a specified magnitude or amount; the product of a number and a unit

logic the characteristic of a proposition dependent on whether it is a universal or particular statement, considering all or only part of a class

prosody the relative duration of a syllable or the vowel in it

Word Origin for quantity

C14: from Old French quantité, from Latin quantitās extent, amount, from quantus how much

usage for quantity

The use of a plural noun after quantity of as in a large quantity of bananas was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable

Scientific definitions for quantity

quantity

[ kwŏn′tĭ-tē ]

Something, such as a number or symbol that represents a number, on which a mathematical operation is performed.

Idioms and Phrases with quantity

quantity

see unknown quantity.

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quantity

noun, plural quan·ti·ties.

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British Dictionary definitions for quantity

noun plural -ties

Word Origin for quantity

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quantity

noun, plural quan·ti·ties.

Origin of quantity

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