quantity
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.
Example
“You have to choose between quantity and quality.”
Other meanings
An indefinite amount of something.
“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.”
A specific measured amount.
“This bag would normally cost $497.50 for a quantity of 250, at a price of $1.99 per piece.”
Related words
- dequantitate
- disquantity
- microquantity
- overquantity
- quantitywise
- pivotal quantity
- dimensionless quantity
- hidden quantity
- in quantity
- known quantity
- physical quantity
- quantity of motion
Word history
From Latin "quantitās".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “quantity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.