quantity
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French quantité, from Latin quantitas (“quantity”), from quantus (“how much”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkʍɑndədi/, /ˈkʍɑnɾəɾi/
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Audio (CA) (file) - (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/
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Audio (UK) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈkʍɑntɨti/, /ˈkʍɑntɨɾi/, /ˈkʍɑnɾɨɾi/, /ˈkʍɑnɨɾi/
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Note: This is with a relaxed middle T, and should be considered colloquial pronunciation.Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
quantity (plural quantities)
- 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.
- You have to choose between quantity and quality.
- 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.
- Olive oil can be used practically in any quantity.
- A specific measured amount.
- This bag would normally costs $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.
- A considerable measure or amount.
- The Boeing P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane fighter produced in quantity for the U.S. Army Air Corps.
- (metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
- (mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
- x plus y quantity squared equals x squared plus 2xy plus y squared.
- 2006, Jerome E. Kaufmann and Karen Schwitters, Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: A Combined Approach, p 89
- For problems 58-67, translate each word phrase into an algebraic expression.
- (...)
- 65. x plus 9, the quantity squared
- 2005, R. Mark Sirkin, Statistics For The Social Sciences, p137
- The second,
, read "summation of x, quantity squared," tells us to first add up all the xs to get 
and then square to get .
- The second,
- 1985, Serge Lang, Math!: Encounters with High School Students, p54
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quantity cubed. - SERGE LANG. That's right,
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- ANN.
, read "summation of x, quantity squared," tells us to first add up all the xs to get 
and then square 
quantity cubed.
.Usage notes[edit]
- In mathematics, used to unambiguously orate mathematical equations; it is extremely rare in print, since there is no need for it there.
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Translations[edit]
fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement
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indefinite amount of something
specific measured amount
considerable measure or amount
word used to indicate that preceding expression is a single object
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See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- quantity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- quantity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- quantity at OneLook Dictionary Search
