Associations to the word «Quantity»

Wiktionary

QUANTITY, 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.
QUANTITY, noun. An indefinite amount of something.
QUANTITY, noun. A specific measured amount.
QUANTITY, noun. A considerable measure or amount.
QUANTITY, noun. (metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
QUANTITY, noun. (mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
QUANTITY SURVEYOR, noun. A person who calculates the cost of materials and labour on a construction project based on an architect plans.
QUANTITY THEORY OF MONEY, noun. The theory that changes in prices and the value of money vary with changes in the amount of money in circulation

Dictionary definition

QUANTITY, noun. How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.
QUANTITY, noun. An adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition".
QUANTITY, noun. The concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates