Quantity
['kwɒntɪtɪ] or ['kwɑntəti]
Definition
(noun.) an adequate or large amount; 'he had a quantity of ammunition'.
(noun.) the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable.
Editor: Tess--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to fix or express the quantity of; to rate.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The relative duration of a tone.
(n.) That which can be increased, diminished, or measured; especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are applicable.
(n.) 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.
Typist: Veronica
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Amount, aggregate, sum.[2]. Part, portion, share.[3]. Length, duration.
Typed by Emile
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Measure, amount, bulk, size, sum, portion, aggregate, muchness, part, share,division
ANT:Margin, deficiency, deduction, want, inadequacy, scantiness, insufficiency,loss, deterioration, diminution, waste, wear, leakage
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Definition
n. the amount of anything: bulk: size: a determinate amount: a sum or bulk: a large portion: (logic) the extent of a conception: (gram.) the measure of a syllable: (mus.) the relative duration of a tone: (math.) anything which can be increased divided or measured: (Shak.) a small part: (Shak.) proportion.—adj. Quan′titātive relating to quantity: measurable in quantity: (chem.) determining the relative proportions of components.—advs. Quan′titātively Quan′titively.—ns. Quan′titātiveness; Quantiv′alence (chem.) the combining power of an atom as compared with that of the hydrogen atom valence.—adj. Quantiv′alent.—Quantitative logic the doctrine of probability.—Constant quantity (math.) a quantity that remains the same while others vary.
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Examples
- In each bladder was a small quantity of dried peas, or little pebbles, as I was afterwards informed. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- How a living animal obtains its quantity of this fluid, called fire, is a curious question. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- If this quantity of water plunges over a 10-ft. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Thus, while the force was reduced nearly one-half, the quantity of product was more than doubled. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Many varieties of coal produce a quantity of fine dust which settles in the roadways, on roof, and sides, and floor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Quantity of Water Furnished by a River. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Two-fifths part of dextrine (or the same quantity of gelatine) may be substituted for the 2 parts of starch. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- To send abroad any great quantity of it, therefore, would be to send abroad a part of the necessary subsistence of the people. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Barbara went out: she returned soon-- Madam, Mrs. Harden says she has sent up the usual quantity. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I saw by his tilting of the bottle that there was no great quantity left in it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Thus the quantity of good clinker obtainable was unfavorably affected. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- William Larkins let me keep a larger quantity than usual this year. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The owner of bank money cannot draw out bullion, without producing to the bank receipts for the quantity which he wants. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Explosions have occurred, however, in cases where it is extremely doubtful whether gas has been present in dangerous quantity, and attention has been drawn to the possible causes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is a cheap source of illumination, but is found in relatively few localities and only in limited quantity. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A siren worked by explosion of small quantities of oxygen and hydrogen mixed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Generally speaking, meats are the most expensive foods we can purchase, and hence should be bought seldom and in small quantities. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The steam-shovel did not discriminate, but picked up handily single pieces weighing five or six tons and loaded them on the skips with quantities of smaller lumps. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The cap suggested the necessity and invention of machines for making them quickly and in great quantities. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They had reduced the force of earlier times by making larger quantities by better processes. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This soon resulted in sending great quantities of rubber overshoes to Europe and America. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Gold has been found in smaller or larger quantities in nearly all parts of the world. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It yields quantities of asphaltum; fragments of it lie all about its banks; this stuff gives the place something of an unpleasant smell. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This dissolves in water, but when boiled in large quantities of the same it is decomposed into glycerine and boracic acid. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- They will do this, I say, more nearly than equal quantities of almost any other commodity; for even equal quantities of corn will not do it exactly. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Honey, glycerine, and mucilage acacia equal quantities of each sufficient to make into a paste of the desired consistence. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The same kind of gas may also be obtained in smaller quantities by the distillation of tar, rosin, or pitch. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Gold had been retained only for international trade, and every government had produced excessive quantities of paper money for domestic use. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The latter was a feeble child, and it was only by prodigious quantities of calomel that Lady Southdown was able to keep him in life at all. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Large quantities of the cheaper class of watches are now made by machinery in the United States, Switzerland, France, Germany and England. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Nora