quantity

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
  2. noun an adequate or large amount
  3. noun the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

Etymology

From Middle English quantite, from Old French quantité, from Latin quantitās (“quantity”), from quantus (“how much”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

measure, amount

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
abstraction
Narrower (hyponyms)
probability, proof, time unit, indefinite quantity, time interval, magnetization

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