measure
quantity
amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| actual sin | a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin) |
| actual possession | (law) immediate and direct physical control over property |
| actual eviction | the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises, the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent |
| quantity | an adequate or large amount, he had a quantity of ammunition |
| quantity | the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable |
| numerical quantity | a quantity expressed as a number |
variable
variable quantity | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
constant
constant quantity
invariable | a quantity that does not vary |
parameter
parametric quantity | a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves |
unknown
unknown quantity | a variable whose values are solutions of an equation |
| unknown quantity | a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent, I don't know what the new man will do, he's still an unknown quantity |
actual damages
compensatory damages
general damages | (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated |
fundamental quantity
fundamental measure | one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |
| definite quantity | a specific measure of amount |
| indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity |
| relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose |
prime
prime quantity | a number that has no factor but itself and |
charge unit
quantity unit | a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows) |
complex number
complex quantity
imaginary number
imaginary | (mathematics) a number of the form abi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of - |
large indefinite quantity
large indefinite amount | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
small indefinite quantity
small indefinite amount | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
actual
existent | presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible, the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different, actual and imagined conditions |
| actual | being or existing at the present moment, the ship's actual position is miles due south of Key West |
| actual | taking place in reality, not pretended or imitated, we saw the actual wedding on television, filmed the actual beating |
| actual factual | existing in act or fact, rocks and trees...the actual world, actual heroism, the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced |
actual
genuine
literal
real | being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something, her actual motive, a literal solitude like a desert- G.K.Chesterton, a genuine dilemma |