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) )
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.
Definitions of quantity 
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
