Quantity

English Meaning

The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being measurable, or capable of increase and decrease, multiplication and division; greatness; and more concretely, that which answers the question "How much?"; measure in regard to bulk or amount; determinate or comparative dimensions; measure; amount; bulk; extent; size.

1. A specified or indefinite number or amount.
2. A considerable amount or number: sells drugs wholesale and in quantity.
3. An exact amount or number.
4. The measurable, countable, or comparable property or aspect of a thing.
5. Mathematics Something that serves as the object of an operation.
6. Linguistics The relative amount of time needed to pronounce a vowel, consonant, or syllable.
7. The duration of a syllable in quantitative verse.
8. Logic The exact character of a proposition in reference to its universality, singularity, or particularity.