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.

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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)

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