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quantity Definition:
- Quantity is a property that can exist as a magnitude or multitude. Quantities can be compared in terms of "more", "less", or "equal", or by assigning a numerical value in terms of a unit of measurement. Quantity is among the basic classes of things along with quality, substance, change, and relation. Some quantities are such by their inner nature , while others are functioning as states of things such as heavy and light, long and short, broad and narrow, small and great, or much and little. A small quantity is sometimes referred to as a quantulum.
| Quantity (v. t.) To modify or qualify with respect to quantity |
| Quantity (n.) The attribute of being so much, and not more or less |
| Quantity (n.) The extent or extension of a general conception, that is, the number of species or individuals to which it may be applied |
| Quantity (n.) The measure of a syllable |
| Quantity (n.) The relative duration of a tone. |
| Quantity (n.) That which can be increased, diminished, or measured |
| Quantity (n.) A determinate or estimated amount |
| measure / quantity / amount how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| 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" |
| fundamental quantity / fundamental measure one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement |
quantity Synonyme:
| quantity Alexandrine a mass of a world of abundance accent accentuation accommodation account acres affluence aggregate amount amphibrach amphimacer ample sufficiency ampleness amplitude anacrusis anapest antispast armful army arsis avalanche bacchius bagful bags barometer barrelful barrels basketful batch beat bevy binful block bonanza bottleful bountifulness bountiousness bowlful box score budget bulk bumper crop bunch burden bushel cadence caesura canon capacity capful caseful cast catalexis check chloriamb chloriambus chunk clod cloud clump clutch clutter colon content copiousness cordage count counterpoint countlessness covey cretic criterion dactyl dactylic hexameter deal degree diaeresis difference dimeter dipody dochmiac dose elegiac elegiac couplet elegiac pentameter emphasis epitrite extent extravagance exuberance feminine caesura fertility flight flock flocks flood flow foison foot full measure full vowel fullness gauge generosity generousness gob gobs graduated scale great abundance great plenty group gush hail handful heap heptameter heptapody heroic couplet hexameter hexapody hive host hunk iamb iambic iambic pentameter ictus ionic jam jillion jingle kettleful landslide lapful large amount lavishness legion liberality liberalness lilt limit load loads loaf long vowel lot lots lump luxuriance many masculine caesura mass masses of maximum measure mess meter metrical accent metrical foot metrical group metrical unit metron million mob model molossus mora more than enough mountain mouthful movement much muchness multitude myriad myriads nest norm nugget number numbers numerousness ocean oceans oodles opulence opulency outpouring overflow pack paeon parameter parcel part pat pattern peck pentameter pentapody period plenitude plenteousness plentifulness p |