Definitions of QUANTITY [ˈkwɒn tɪ ti]

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Definition of 'QUANTITY'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) quantity
an indefinite or aggregate amount:
a quantity of sugar.

2.  quantity
a specified amount:
in the quantities called for.

3.  quantity
a considerable or great amount:
to buy food in quantity.

4.  quantity
the property of magnitude involving comparability with other magnitudes.

5.  quantity
something having magnitude or extent, amount, or the like.

6.  quantity
magnitude, size, volume, area, or length.

7.  quantity
the amount, degree, etc., in terms of which another can be greater or lesser.

8.  quantity
the character of a proposition as singular, universal, or particular.

9.  quantity
the relative duration of a speech sound, esp. a vowel, or a syllable; length.

10.  quantity
any person, thing, or factor taken into consideration:
The nominee was an unknown quantity.

Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF < L quantitās fr. quant(us) how much)

Definition of 'QUANTITY'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) measure, quantity, amount
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

2. (noun) quantity
an adequate or large amount
"he had a quantity of ammunition"

3. (noun) quantity
the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

Definition of 'QUANTITY'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) quantity
how much or how many there is; = amount, number
Police found a large quantity of marijuana.; products ordered in small quantities

Definition of 'QUANTITY'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) QUANTITY
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

2. (noun) QUANTITY
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

3. (noun) QUANTITY
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

4. (noun) QUANTITY
the relative duration of a tone

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

6. (noun) QUANTITY
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

7. (verb) QUANTITY
to modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to fix or express the quantity of; to rate

Definition of 'QUANTITY'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

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) )

Translation of 'QUANTITY'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.
Afrikaans: hoeveelheid, kwantiteit	Arabic: كَمِيَّه	Bulgarian: количество
Brazilian: quantidade	Czech: množství	German: die Menge
Danish: mængde	Greek: ποσότητα	Spanish: cantidad
Estonian: kogus	Farsi: مقدار	Finnish: määrä
French: quantité	Hebrew: כַּמוּת	Hindi: मात्रा, परिमाण
Croatian: količina	Hungarian: mennyiség	Indonesian: kuantitas, jumlah
Icelandic: magn	Italian: quantità	Japanese: 量
Korean: 수량, 분량, 액수	Lithuanian: kiekis, kiekybė	Latvian: kvantitāte; daudzums
Malay: kuantiti	Dutch: hoeveelheid	Norwegian: mengde, kvantitet, antall
Polish: ilość	Persian: مقدار	Pashto: كميت، مقدار، اندازه، ميچ:
Portuguese: quantidade	Romanian: cantitate	Russian: количество
Slovak: množstvo	Slovenian: količina	Serbian: količina
Swedish: kvantitet	Thai: ปริมาณ	Turkish: miktar
Taiwanese: 數量	Ukrainian: кількість	Urdu: مقدار
Vietnamese: số lượng	Chinese: 数量
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