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/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/
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K W AA1 N T AH0 T IY0
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
You have to choose between quantity and quality.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An indefinite amount of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Some soap making oils are best as base oils, used in a larger quantity in the soap, while other oils are best added in a small quantity. Olive oil can be used practically in any quantity.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A specific measured amount.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
This bag would normally cost $497.50 for a quantity of 250, at a price of $1.99 per piece. Generally it should not be used in a quantity larger than 15 percent.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A considerable measure or amount.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The Boeing P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane fighter produced in quantity for the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: metrology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
x plus y quantity squared equals x squared plus 2xy plus y squared.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Length of sounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
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how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: measure, amount
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abstraction, abstract entity
Narrower terms: probability, chance, quantum, value, economic value, fundamental quantity, fundamental measure, definite quantity, indefinite quantity, relative quantity, system of measurement, metric, cordage, octane number, octane rating, magnetization, magnetisation, radical, volume, proof, time unit, unit of time, point, point in time, playing period, period of play, play, time interval, interval
an adequate or large amount
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he had a quantity of ammunition
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: amount
Narrower terms: abundance, copiousness, teemingness
the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: concept, conception, construct
Narrower terms: quantum, term, numerical quantity, operand, variable, variable quantity, constant, constant quantity, invariable, parameter, product, mathematical product, sum, amount, total, proportional, binomial
From Middle English quantite, from Old French quantité, from Latin quantitās (“quantity”), from quantus (“how much”).
Across languages
Translations
199 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
sasi
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Arabic :
كَمِّيَّة
(kammiyya)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Arabic :
مِقْدَار
(miqdār)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Arabic :
قدر
(qadr)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Armenian :
քանակ
(kʻanak)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Asturian :
cantidá
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Avar :
къадар
(qxʼadar)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Azerbaijani :
kəmiyyət
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Azerbaijani :
miqdar
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Bashkir :
һан
(han)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Bashkir :
миҡдар
(miqdar)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Basque :
kantitatea
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Belarusian :
ко́лькасць
(kólʹkascʹ)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Belarusian :
ко́лькасьць
(kólʹkasʹcʹ)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Bengali :
পরিমাণ
(poriman)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Bulgarian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Burmese :
အရေအတွက်
(a.rea.twak)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Catalan :
quantitat
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Chinese :
數量 /数量
(zh-min-nan)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Chinese Mandarin :
數量 /数量
(shùliàng)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Chinese Mandarin :
量
(liàng)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Chinese Mandarin :
數字 /数字
(shùzì)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Chinese Mandarin :
數目 /数目
(shùmù)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Chinese Mandarin :
分量
(fènliàng)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Czech :
množství
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Danish :
kvantitet
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Dutch :
hoeveelheid
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Dutch :
kwantiteit
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Estonian :
kogus
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Estonian :
kvantiteet
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Finnish :
määrä
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
French :
quantité
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Galician :
cantidade
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Georgian :
რაოდენობა
(raodenoba)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Georgian :
ოდენობა
(odenoba)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
German :
Quantität
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
German :
Menge
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Greek :
ποσότητα
(posótita)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Ancient Greek :
ποσότης
(posótēs)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Hebrew :
כַּמוּת
(kamút)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Hindi :
मात्रा
(mātrā)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Hindi :
परिमाण
(parimāṇ)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Hungarian :
mennyiség
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Icelandic :
magn
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Ido :
quanteso
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Indonesian :
kuantitas
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Indonesian :
jumlah
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Interlingua :
quantitate
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Irish :
cainníocht
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Italian :
grandezza
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Italian :
quantità
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Japanese :
量
(ryō)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Japanese :
数量
(sūryō)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Japanese :
分量
(bunryō)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Kazakh :
сан
(san)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Khmer :
ចំនួន
(cɑmnuən)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Korean :
양
(yang)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Korean :
량
(ryang)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Korean :
수량
(suryang)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Korean :
분량
(bullyang)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Central Kurdish :
چەندیەتی
(çendyetî)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Kyrgyz :
сан
(san)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Lao :
ປະລິມານ
(pa li mān)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Lao :
ຈໍານວນ
(cham nūan)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Latin :
quantitās
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Latvian :
daudzums
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Lithuanian :
kiekis
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Macedonian :
коли́чина
(kolíčina)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Macedonian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Macedonian :
квантите́т
(kvantitét)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Malay :
kuantiti
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Malay :
jumlah
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Malayalam :
അളവ്
(aḷavŭ)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Māori :
rahinga
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Mongolian :
тоо хэмжээ
(too xemžee)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Norwegian Bokmål :
kvantitet
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Pashto :
مقدار
(meqdãr)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Iranian Persian :
کَمِّیَت
(kammiyat)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Iranian Persian :
مِقْدار
(meġdâr)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Polish :
ilość
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Polish :
wielkość
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Portuguese :
quantidade
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Romanian :
cantitate
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Russian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Serbo-Croatian :
количѝна
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Serbo-Croatian :
квантите́та
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Serbo-Croatian :
količìna
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Serbo-Croatian :
kvantitéta
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Slovak :
množstvo
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Slovene :
količina
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Slovene :
kvantiteta
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Spanish :
cantidad
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Spanish :
cuantía
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Swedish :
kvantitet
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Tajik :
шумора
(šumora)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Tajik :
миқдор
(miqdor)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Tatar :
сан
(san)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Telugu :
పరిమాణము
(parimāṇamu)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Thai :
ปริมาณ
(bpà-rí-maan)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Thai :
จํานวน
(jam-nuuan)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Turkish :
miktar
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Turkmen :
san
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Turkmen :
mukdar
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Ukrainian :
кі́лькість
(kílʹkistʹ)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Urdu :
مِقْدار
(miqdār)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Uyghur :
سان
(san)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Uyghur :
مىقدار
(miqdar)
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Uzbek :
son
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Uzbek :
miqdor
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Vietnamese :
lượng
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Vietnamese :
số lượng
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Walloon :
cwantité
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Zazaki :
miktar
— fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
Bulgarian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— indefinite amount of something
Catalan :
quantitat
— indefinite amount of something
Dutch :
hoeveelheid
— indefinite amount of something
Ewe :
gbɔsɔsɔ
— indefinite amount of something
Finnish :
määrä
— indefinite amount of something
French :
quantité
— indefinite amount of something
Georgian :
რაოდენობა
(raodenoba)
— indefinite amount of something
German :
Quantität
— indefinite amount of something
Greek :
ποσότητα
(posótita)
— indefinite amount of something
Ancient Greek :
ποσότης
(posótēs)
— indefinite amount of something
Hebrew :
כַּמוּת
(kamút)
— indefinite amount of something
Ido :
quanto
— indefinite amount of something
Irish :
cainníocht
— indefinite amount of something
Italian :
numero
— indefinite amount of something
Latvian :
daudzums
— indefinite amount of something
Macedonian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— indefinite amount of something
Norwegian Bokmål :
mengde
— indefinite amount of something
Norwegian Nynorsk :
mengd
— indefinite amount of something
Polish :
ilość
— indefinite amount of something
Portuguese :
quantidade
— indefinite amount of something
Romanian :
cantitate
— indefinite amount of something
Russian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— indefinite amount of something
Serbo-Croatian :
количѝна
— indefinite amount of something
Serbo-Croatian :
količìna
— indefinite amount of something
Slovene :
količina
— indefinite amount of something
Spanish :
cantidad
— indefinite amount of something
Spanish :
cuantía
— indefinite amount of something
Swedish :
kvantitet
— indefinite amount of something
Swedish :
mängd
— indefinite amount of something
Waray-Waray :
kantidad
— indefinite amount of something
Waray-Waray :
kadamo
— indefinite amount of something
Zazaki :
çend (diq)
— indefinite amount of something
Zazaki :
çend (diq)
— indefinite amount of something
ǃXóõ :
ǃɢa̰n-ǃɢa̰n
— indefinite amount of something
ǃXóõ :
dzâa
— indefinite amount of something
Bulgarian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— specific measured amount
Catalan :
quantitat
— specific measured amount
Dutch :
hoeveelheid
— specific measured amount
Estonian :
hulk
— specific measured amount
Ewe :
gbɔsɔsɔ
— specific measured amount
Finnish :
määrä
— specific measured amount
Georgian :
რაოდენობა
(raodenoba)
— specific measured amount
Greek :
ποσότητα
(posótita)
— specific measured amount
Hebrew :
כַּמוּת
(kamút)
— specific measured amount
Irish :
cainníocht
— specific measured amount
Latvian :
daudzums
— specific measured amount
Macedonian :
коли́чина
(kolíčina)
— specific measured amount
Malayalam :
അളവ്
(aḷavŭ)
— specific measured amount
Norwegian Bokmål :
mengde
— specific measured amount
Norwegian Bokmål :
antall
— specific measured amount
Norwegian Nynorsk :
mengd
— specific measured amount
Norwegian Nynorsk :
tal
— specific measured amount
Polish :
ilość
— specific measured amount
Portuguese :
quantidade
— specific measured amount
Russian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— specific measured amount
Slovene :
količina
— specific measured amount
Spanish :
cantidad
— specific measured amount
Spanish :
cuantía
— specific measured amount
Swedish :
mängd
— specific measured amount
Swedish :
antal
— specific measured amount
Zazaki :
hend (diq)
— specific measured amount
ǃXóõ :
ʻǁnàhã
— specific measured amount
Catalan :
quantitat
— considerable measure or amount
Ewe :
gbɔsɔsɔ
— considerable measure or amount
Finnish :
merkittävä määrä
— considerable measure or amount
Finnish :
paljous
— considerable measure or amount
Georgian :
რაოდენობა
(raodenoba)
— considerable measure or amount
German :
Menge
— considerable measure or amount
Hebrew :
כַּמוּת
(kamút)
— considerable measure or amount
Latvian :
daudzums
— considerable measure or amount
Macedonian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— considerable measure or amount
Macedonian :
коли́чина
(kolíčina)
— considerable measure or amount
Norwegian Bokmål :
mengde
— considerable measure or amount
Norwegian Bokmål :
antall
— considerable measure or amount
Norwegian Nynorsk :
mengd
— considerable measure or amount
Norwegian Nynorsk :
tal
— considerable measure or amount
Polish :
duża ilość
— considerable measure or amount
Portuguese :
quantidade
— considerable measure or amount
Romanian :
mulțime
— considerable measure or amount
Romanian :
mare cantitate
— considerable measure or amount
Russian :
коли́чество
(kolíčestvo)
— considerable measure or amount
Spanish :
cantidad
— considerable measure or amount
Spanish :
cuantía
— considerable measure or amount
Finnish :
suluissa
— word used to indicate that preceding expression is a single object
German :
in Klammern
— word used to indicate that preceding expression is a single object
Zazaki :
henq
— word used to indicate that preceding expression is a single object