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Meaning of quantity in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkwɑn(t)ədi/
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Noun
quantity
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French quantite, from Latin quantitas (translating Greek posotēs), from quantus‘how great, how much’
Definitions
1.
how much there is of something that you can quantify
2.
an adequate or large amount
Examples
« he had a quantity of ammunition »
3.
something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable