quantity

noun

quan·ti·ty | \ ˈkwän-tə-tē

plural quantities

Definition of quantity

1a : an indefinite amount or number

b : a determinate or estimated amount

c : total amount or number

d : a considerable amount or number —often used in plural generous quantities of luck— H. E. Putsch

2a : the aspect in which a thing is measurable in terms of greater, less, or equal or of increasing or decreasing magnitude

b : the subject of a mathematical operation

c : an individual considered with respect to a given situation an unknown quantity … as attorney general— Tom Wicker

3a : duration and intensity of speech sounds as distinct from their individual quality or phonemic character specifically : the relative length or brevity of a prosodic syllable in some languages (such as Greek and Latin)

b : the relative duration or time length of a speech sound or sound sequence

4 : the character of a logical proposition as being universal, particular, or singular

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Examples of quantity in a Sentence

The wine is made in small quantities. The boss is worried about quantity as well as quality. The family buys food in quantity.

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Scaling back can mean adding quality, not quantity to the holiday season. — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, "Beat Holiday Stress by Making No — or Few — Plans This Year," 3 Sep. 2019 About 40 different liquors will be available at the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s limited release event in Montgomery on Aug. 24, with some in limited quantities. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, "What liquors are on list for ABC Board sweepstakes event?," 1 Aug. 2019 Nowhere is this principle deployed more obviously than on Amazon’s Lightning Deals page, which features a rotating assortment of thousands of products that are on sale for only a few hours, and only at limited quantities. — Hilary George-parkin, Vox, "2019’s most fun meme, explained.," 15 July 2019 The doll, produced in a limited quantity, comes with a stand, a Certificate of Authenticity, and an image collage of Bowie’s early career. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Barbie gets dolled up as David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust," 12 July 2019 Tenuta delle Terre Nere’s Mr. de Grazia also makes a 100% Carricante white, the Cuvée Delle Vigne Niche Santo Spirito Bianco—a wine as complex as its name—but only in very limited quantities. — Lettie Teague, WSJ, "Sicily’s Under-the-Radar Whites: Great Wines If You Can Get Them," 11 July 2019 In this case, though, what matters is quality, not quantity. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, "Dance world heads to Cleveland for Dance/USA 2019 Annual Conference," 6 June 2019 Ostrov said the party is focusing on candidate quality, not quantity. — Audrey Mcavoy, The Seattle Times, "Diminished Hawaii Republicans aim to incrementally rebuild," 23 Oct. 2018 This downward trend in turnout has persuaded theater owners to focus on quality, not quantity. — Kyle Stock, Bloomberg.com, "How Two Million People Loved MoviePass Nearly to Death," 16 May 2018

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