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quantity

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1. quantity - Noun

2. quantity - Verb

Meaning

To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to fix or express the quantity of; to rate.

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.

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.

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.

The relative duration of a tone.

That which can be increased, diminished, or measured; especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are applicable.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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It is quality rather than quantity that matters. Seneca

To those who ask what the infinitely small quantity in mathematics is, we answer that it is actually zero. Hence there are not so many mysteries hidden in this concept as they are usually believed to be. Leonhard Euler

Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art. Frédéric Chopin

It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity. George Boole

Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity. Horace Mann

Tell the defect to get more quantity. Tamil Proverb

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