quantity (n.)

  1. how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

    [ Syn: measure , amount ]

  2. an adequate or large amount; he had a quantity of ammunition'

  3. the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

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