Quantity

Word QUANTITY
Character 8
Hyphenation quan ti ty
Pronunciations /ˈkwɑndədi/

Definitions and meanings of "Quantity"

What do we mean by quantity?

A specified or indefinite number or amount. noun

A considerable amount or number. noun

An exact amount or number. noun

The measurable or countable property or aspect of things. noun

Something that serves as the object of an operation. noun

The relative amount of time needed to pronounce a vowel, consonant, or syllable. noun

The duration of a syllable in quantitative verse. noun

The exact character of a proposition in reference to its universality, singularity, or particularity. noun

Specifically, same as duration or time-value: said of musical tones or notes. noun

The being so much in measure or extent; technically, the intrinsic mode by virtue of which a thing is more or less than another; a system of relationship by virtue of which one thing is said to be more or less than another; magnitude. noun

In the concrete, an object regarded as more or less; a quantum; any amount, magnitude, or aggregate, in a concrete sense: as, a quantity of water: sometimes erroneously used to denote that which should be enumerated rather than measured: as, a quantity of people. noun

A large or considerable amount. noun

A piece or part, especially a small portion; anything very little or diminutive. noun

Proportion; correspondent degree. noun

In anc. orthoëpy, pros., and metrics, the relative time occupied in uttering a vowel or a syllable; that characteristic of a vowel or a syllable by which it is distinguished as long or short; syllabic measure or time; prosodic length. noun

In logic, that respect in which universal and particular propositions differ. See proposition, and logical quantity, below. noun

In electricity, the amount of electricity which passes through any section of a circuit in a unit of time: more exactly termed the strength of the current. noun

Quantity of comprehension or intension, or logical depth, a relative character of a term such that when it is in excess the term has all the predicates of another term, and more besides; or a relative character of a proposition such that when it is in excess the proposition is followed by all the consequents of another proposition, and more besides. noun

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.

An indefinite amount of something.

A specific measured amount.

A considerable measure or amount.

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

Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.

To get a lot of something that is good. Used to express your feeling of joy because you just aquired more of something. Urban Dictionary

An expression used to indicate the awesome nature of a number of things, such as an event, physical object, or situation. Urban Dictionary

An adorable man who thinks only with numbers but when conversing with women talks only with the language of love. If he were an animal he'd be a mule, i.e. he lives in a group but when his time has come he walks alone in the desert and accepts his fate. Urban Dictionary

Noun - Quality over Quantity - Usefulness over Number of - 1. the ideal or idealism that the number of posts you have are more important than the content.(in an online forum.) 2. the ideal that hundreds of weaker units will defeat a smaller number of better units. like in Starcraft(a), Warcraft, Command and Conquer(b), Warhammer 40,000(c), and several other great real time strategies Urban Dictionary

Any amount of food or drink. "Coneheads" expression. Urban Dictionary

A phrase used the SNL Coneheads to describe the consumption of food and beverages by enhaling whole bags of potato chips and six-packs at a time. Urban Dictionary

Phrase used by those with a small penis and therefore intended to imply that size doesn’t matter. Urban Dictionary

Quality Not Quantity. A subject that has to be put straight forward with no jargon. It means choosing an object/person for its worthwhile, like a person that actually makes you happy than someone thats just there to look good and rather not engage love on a deeper level e,g,; only using you for ego boosts. Urban Dictionary

Opposite to: Quality content - Content that is more focused on uploading/publishing rather than producing the best content just for the sake of their subscribers/followers Urban Dictionary

The most slimy, greedy, biggest con-merchant wankers in construction industry. Always altering/chopping and changing costs like an evil Sith Lord at the expense of poor white man subcontractor who is feeding his family on 12 pence per day. Trying to understand a QS who is justifying an horrifically/disgusting high cost to you using a spreadsheet which looks as if it was created by Stephen Hawking is like a Finnish man trying to understand the entire Qur'an off by heart in less than 12 hours. Most of them have little construction technology knowledge and exist only to tinker around on Microsoft Excel like a child on candycrush. If you want to work in construction, don't be a wanker Quantity Surveyor. (I recommend being an architect, you get to wear trendy glasses and drive a Saab around like a boss). Urban Dictionary

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The word "quantity" in example sentences

The sphere of quantity, therefore, is absolutely identical with the sphere of the finite; and the phrase _infinite quantity_, if strictly construed, is a contradiction in terms. ❋ Unknown (1852)

Mr. Ricardo's doctrine is, that A and B are to each other in value as the _quantity_ of labor is which produces A to the quantity which produces B; or, to express it in the very shortest formula by substituting the term _base_, as synonymous with the term _producing labor, All things are to each other in value as their bases are in quantity_. ❋ Thomas De Quincey (1822)

'Dim MyProductInsert = New SqlCommand ( "INSERT into tbl_CartItem (Cart_Name, Product_ID, quantity) VALUES (@Cart_Name, @Product_ID, @quantity)", ProductConn)' MyProductInsert. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The quantity of nails ** @var int * / private $_quantity; / *** Constructor ** @param int ❋ Unknown (2008)

But, no doubt, what we lack in quantity is more than made up in quality. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The effect of GST, which is a type of quantity tax (specifically, consumption tax but I prefer the term quantity tax because it is more general), is exactly the same as income tax if the GST is applied equally across all goods. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But the quantity is there, and is altogether remarkable. ❋ Unknown (1946)

In every moving body Descartes maintained the existence of a certain power to continue its motion in the same direction and with the same velocity and this power, which he called the quantity of motion, he measured by estimating the product of the mass of the moving body by the velocity that impels it. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

I’ve been meaning to say that the Felicity Hat which Helen has been knitting in quantity, is what I keep seeing on peoples’ heads these days. ❋ Jean (2009)

The sheer quantity is going to keep the individual prices down. ❋ Jean (2009)

What can I say ... sometimes quantity is more fun than quality. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Is it similar in quantity to a Canadian making minimum wage? ❋ Unknown (2009)

He was a very reserved man, and his natural inhibition was large in quantity and steel-like in quality. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Instead of qualifying nouns or verbs by the use of adjectives and adverbs, we qualified sounds by intonation, by changes in quantity and pitch, by retarding and by accelerating. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Phase 2 was a change of leadership, a lot of talent laid off, the products increasing in quantity while decreasing in quality content, and the company harassing its fans on the Internet. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The minimum quantity is 60 items (one per local event), and all items must be received by April 30th to enable distribution to local event organizers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One user of Arizona water, in astonishing quantity, is the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Tigers signed only one, but what the position lacked in quantity in the class it made up for in quality in Parker. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Guy 1: Dude, you are totaly [taking advantage] of their endless [nachos] promotion. Guy 2: Quantity~~ (face [beaming] with joy) ❋ Yip (2004)

The delicious [chocolate lava cake] was [quantity], as was the party on [Saturday night]. ❋ MaGi_TekKx (2008)

'Hey John I saw Rusty the other day, he's a Quantity Surveyor'...gasping, John replies 'wow Pete, I hear they are phallic gods with the brain power of Stephen Hawking'...'too true John, I'd give my left [nut-sack] and an hour of cunnilingus with [Thora] [Herd's] (RIP) rotting corpse to be a Quantity Surveyor' ❋ Rusty-Horny-But-Crusty (2008)

1."Dude spam posting this one word crap in every topic, this isn't an [MMOBB]!" "OMG!!!1 I want to have the h1ghest post count! Quantity/Quality!!" 2.a."[Muwahahahaha] Zerg Rush!" "OH MY BUJEEPERS! Please don't overwelm me with the large [umber] of units you have!" 2.b."OMG!!!1 You think your 1,000 conscript infintry battalion can defeat my grizzly tanks? pffft!" "You fool! Quantity/Quality1 Hoarding!" 2.c."My 3 squads of Space Marines will easily be able to defeat your 2 Chaos walker...things...that are really big." ❋ Can Not (2005)

[Consume] mass quantities of [beer], or its back to [Remulac] with you! ❋ Octopod (2003)

[Please] [join] us in the [consumption] of "mass quantities". ❋ Phrenesicko Decapitate (2005)

Hey, stop [laughing], it's quality not quantity that [matters]. You're still laughing. It's [not THAT] small, is it? ❋ 2phat (2003)

Girl 1: Your boyfriends a nerd, a freak and a creep. His looks are just off, he's a fake. Girl 2: Look, just because my boyfriend is not the "oh look at me my looks are stunning. Imma show off" ego typed, doesn't mean he's a fake. In fact getting to know him is a blessing. Every time I'm with him I have no fears or worries about myself with no self consiousnes. I love him for him, and for the sake that hes true to himself, NOT BECAUSE OF HIS LOOKS. IN FACT I SEE THROUGH EVERYONE WHOS THAT TYPED! Wanna know why? Because their all the bloody SAME SHIT [ASSESS] THAT ONLY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES THAN THE PERSON THEIR WITH! Get you're facts right [before you go] judging someone. Your [the creep] here, [not him]. You're the fake for saying such a superficial thing. Quality Not Quantity Bitch!!!!! ❋ Creepypastas Are Awesome (2015)

I like [content] creators that produce a mix [of quality] content and [quantity content]. ❋ Antisarcasm (2022)

'That Quantity Surveyor charged me £20,000 for a [toilet seat] and he's still holding money we were owed by the [contractor] 2 years ago - [nobhead]!' ❋ Jk5_1986 (2015)

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