Definition of quantity
- v. t. - To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to fix
or express the quantity of; to rate.
- n. - 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.
- n. - The extent or extension of a general conception, that is,
the number of species or individuals to which it may be applied; also,
its content or comprehension, that is, the number of its constituent
qualities, attributes, or relations.
- n. - The measure of a syllable; that which determines the time
in which it is pronounced; as, the long or short quantity of a vowel or
syllable.
- n. - The relative duration of a tone.
- n. - That which can be increased, diminished, or measured;
especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are
applicable.
- n. - A determinate or estimated amount; a sum or bulk; a
certain portion or part; sometimes, a considerable amount; a large
portion, bulk, or sum; as, a medicine taken in quantities, that is, in
large quantities.