quantity
noun
plural quantities
Definition of quantity
1a
: an indefinite amount or number
b
: a determinate or estimated amount
c
: total amount or number
d
: a considerable amount or number
—often used in plural generous quantities of luck— H. E. Putsch
2a
: the aspect in which a thing is measurable in terms of greater, less, or equal or of increasing or decreasing magnitude
b
: the subject of a mathematical operation
c
: an individual considered with respect to a given situation
an unknown quantity … as attorney general— Tom Wicker
3a
: duration and intensity of speech sounds as distinct from their individual quality or phonemic character
specifically
: the relative length or brevity of a prosodic syllable in some languages (such as Greek and Latin)
b
: the relative duration or time length of a speech sound or sound sequence
4
: the character of a logical proposition as being universal, particular, or singular
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