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What does quantity mean?

Definitions for quantityˈkwɒn tɪ tiquan·ti·ty

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word quantity.

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 14 votes

  1. measure, quantity, amountnoun

    how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

  2. quantitynoun

    an adequate or large amount

    "he had a quantity of ammunition"

  3. quantitynoun

    the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 7 votes

  1. quantitynoun

    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.

  2. quantitynoun

    An indefinite amount of something.

  3. quantitynoun

    A specific measured amount.

  4. quantitynoun

    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.

  5. quantitynoun

    Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.

  6. quantitynoun

    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.

  7. Etymology: From quantitas, from quantus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Quantitynoun

    Etymology: quantité, Fr. quantitas, Lat.

    1. That property of any thing which may be encreased or diminished.

    Quantity is what may be increased or diminished. George Cheyne.

    2. Any indeterminate weight or measure.3. Bulk or weight.

    Unskill’d in hellebore, if thou shou’dst tryTo mix it, and mistake the quantity,The rules of physick wou’d against thee cry. Dryden.

    4. A portion; a part.

    If I were saw’d into quantities, I should make four dozen of such bearded hermites staves as master Shallow. William Shakespeare.

    5. A large portion.

    The warm antiscorbutical plants, taken in quantities, will occasion stinking breath, and corrupt the blood. Arbuthnot.

    6. The measure of time in pronouncing a syllable.

    The easy pronunciation of a mute before a liquid does not necessarily make the preceding vowel, by position, long in quantity; as patrem. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Quantity

    Quantity is a property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude, which illustrate discontinuity and continuity. Quantities can be compared in terms of "more", "less", or "equal", or by assigning a numerical value in terms of a unit of measurement. Mass, time, distance, heat, and angular separation are among the familiar examples of quantitative properties. Quantity is among the basic classes of things along with quality, substance, change, and relation. Some quantities are such by their inner nature (as number), while others function as states (properties, dimensions, attributes) of things such as heavy and light, long and short, broad and narrow, small and great, or much and little. Under the name of multitude comes what is discontinuous and discrete and divisible ultimately into indivisibles, such as: army, fleet, flock, government, company, party, people, mess (military), chorus, crowd, and number; all which are cases of collective nouns. Under the name of magnitude comes what is continuous and unified and divisible only into smaller divisibles, such as: matter, mass, energy, liquid, material—all cases of non-collective nouns. Along with analyzing its nature and classification, the issues of quantity involve such closely related topics as dimensionality, equality, proportion, the measurements of quantities, the units of measurements, number and numbering systems, the types of numbers and their relations to each other as numerical ratios.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quantity

    Quantity refers to a numerical or measurable attribute of an object or phenomenon, representing the amount, size, magnitude, or extent of something. It can be expressed using numbers, units, or specified measurements. Quantities provide a means to describe or compare the characteristics, dimensions, or values of entities or events in both qualitative and quantitative terms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

  1. Quantityverb

    to modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to fix or express the quantity of; to rate

  2. Quantitynoun

    the attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being measurable, or capable of increase and decrease, multiplication and division; greatness; and more concretely, that which answers the question "How much?"; measure in regard to bulk or amount; determinate or comparative dimensions; measure; amount; bulk; extent; size

  3. Quantitynoun

    the extent or extension of a general conception, that is, the number of species or individuals to which it may be applied; also, its content or comprehension, that is, the number of its constituent qualities, attributes, or relations

  4. Quantitynoun

    the measure of a syllable; that which determines the time in which it is pronounced; as, the long or short quantity of a vowel or syllable

  5. Quantitynoun

    the relative duration of a tone

  6. Quantitynoun

    that which can be increased, diminished, or measured; especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are applicable

  7. Quantitynoun

    a determinate or estimated amount; a sum or bulk; a certain portion or part; sometimes, a considerable amount; a large portion, bulk, or sum; as, a medicine taken in quantities, that is, in large quantities

  8. Etymology: [F. quantite, L. quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow, E. how, who. See Who.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Quantity

    Quantity is a property that can exist as a magnitude or multitude. Quantities can be compared in terms of "more", "less" or "equal", or by assigning a numerical value in terms of a unit of measurement. Quantity is among the basic classes of things along with quality, substance, change, and relation. Being a fundamental term, quantity is used to refer to any type of quantitative properties or attributes of things. Some quantities are such by their inner nature, while others are functioning as states of things such as heavy and light, long and short, broad and narrow, small and great, or much and little. A small quantity is sometimes referred to as a quantulum. Two basic divisions of quantity, magnitude and multitude, imply the principal distinction between continuity and discontinuity. Under the names of multitude come what is discontinuous and discrete and divisible into indivisibles, all cases of collective nouns: army, fleet, flock, government, company, party, people, chorus, crowd, mess, number, extent, size, and amount. Under the names of magnitude come what is continuous and unified and divisible into divisibles, all cases of non-collective nouns: the universe, matter, mass, energy, liquid, material, animal, plant, tree.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Quantity

    kwon′ti-ti, n. the amount of anything: bulk: size: a determinate amount: a sum or bulk: a large portion: (logic) the extent of a conception: (gram.) the measure of a syllable: (mus.) the relative duration of a tone: (math.) anything which can be increased, divided, or measured: (Shak.) a small part: (Shak.) proportion.—adj. Quan′titātive, relating to quantity: measurable in quantity: (chem.) determining the relative proportions of components.—advs. Quan′titātively, Quan′titively.—ns. Quan′titātiveness; Quantiv′alence (chem.), the combining power of an atom as compared with that of the hydrogen atom, valence.—adj. Quantiv′alent.—Quantitative logic, the doctrine of probability.—Constant quantity (math.), a quantity that remains the same while others vary. [Fr.,—L. quantitas, quantitatis—quantus, how much—quam, how.]

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

  1. Quantity

    This term is used to express arrangements of electrical connections for giving the largest quantity of current, as a quantity armature, meaning one wound for low resistance. A battery is connected in quantity when the cells are all in parallel. It is the arrangement giving the largest current through a very small external resistance. The term is now virtually obsolete (Daniell); "in surface," "in parallel," or "in multiple arc" is used.

  2. Quantity

    Electro-magnetic. Quantity is determined electro-magnetically by the measurement of current intensity for a second of time: its dimensions are therefore given by multiplying intensity or current strength by time. The dimensions of intensity are ( (M^.5) * (L^.5) ) / T therefore the dimensions of electro-magnetic quantity are ( ( (M^.5) * (L^.5) ) / T ) * T = ( (M^.5) * (L^.5) )

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. quantity

    A specific number.

    The quantity of boxes at the warehouse was always known as the system was so organized and structured.

    Submitted by MaryC on January 26, 2020

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'quantity' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3954

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'quantity' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4783

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'quantity' in Nouns Frequency: #1062

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How to pronounce quantity?

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quantity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quantity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of quantity in a Sentence

  1. Michelle Fiscus:

    Some of them have been hesitant to order when they know that they're not going to be able to use a big quantity of vaccines -- so this is going to help significantly, i think the biggest challenge has been that minimum order size of 1,170 doses. It's just more than even a really busy pediatric practice can support within the time that we have before that vaccine expires.

  2. Massoud Barzani:

    We'd like to thank the members of the (anti-IS) coalition for the support they have provided, but ... all the support we have received so far is not up to the level that is needed, The heavy weapons systems that we need, especially in terms of quality and quantity, for example the APCs (armored personnel carriers), the helicopters, the artillery we need for a decisive war against them (IS) - we have not received these types of weapons.

  3. Narendra Pratap Singh:

    The government thought if in a reasonable quantity it can be consumed then why not allow it, particularly when there's a crisis and we're importing pulses.

  4. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

    They are attempting to take us by quantity, quantity of combatants, quantity of equipment, they are using terror to break us, to break our faith in our victory and Ukraine. I’m sure they will fail.

  5. South Australia:

    We're a known quantity, these personality-based political parties, like the Xenophon one, you don't know what you're getting. A political party based around a personality is not going to be particularly stable.

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References

  1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=quantity
  2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Quantity
  3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=quantity
  4. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantity
  5. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
  6. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantity
  7. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=quantity
  8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=quantity
  9. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=quantity
  10. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=quantity

Translations for quantity

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  • مقدار, كميةArabic
  • колькасцьBelarusian
  • количествоBulgarian
  • quantitatCatalan, Valencian
  • množstvíCzech
  • Quantität, Menge, in KlammernGerman
  • gbɔsɔsɔEwe
  • ποσότηταGreek
  • cantidadSpanish
  • hulkEstonian
  • kantitateaBasque
  • کمیت, مقدارPersian
  • sulku, paljous, [[merkittävä]] [[määrä]], määräFinnish
  • quantitéFrench
  • cainníochtIrish
  • cantidadeGalician
  • כמותHebrew
  • mennyiségHungarian
  • քանակArmenian
  • magnIcelandic
  • grandezza, quantitàItalian
  • 数量, 量Japanese
  • 양Korean
  • quantitatem,Latin
  • daudzumsLatvian
  • antall, mengdeNorwegian
  • hoeveelheid, kwantiteitDutch
  • mengd, talNorwegian Nynorsk
  • kvantitetNorwegian
  • wielkość, ilośćPolish
  • quantidadePortuguese
  • cantitatea, cantitateRomanian
  • количествоRussian
  • količinaSerbo-Croatian
  • kvantiteta, količinaSlovene
  • sasiAlbanian
  • kvantitet, antal, mängdSwedish
  • పరిమాణముTelugu
  • кількістьUkrainian
  • مقدارUrdu
  • lượng sốVietnamese
  • 数量Chinese

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