English noun: quantity |
| 1. | quantity how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
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| Synonyms | amount, measure |
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| Broader (hypernym) | abstract entity, abstraction |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | chance, cordage, definite quantity, economic value, fundamental measure, fundamental quantity, indefinite quantity, interval, magnetisation, magnetization, metric, octane number, octane rating, period of play, play, playing period, point, point in time, probability, proof, quantum, radical, relative quantity, system of measurement, time interval, time unit, unit of time, value, volume, volume |
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| Attribute | nonstandard, standard |
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| 2. | quantity (attribute) an adequate or large amount |
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| Samples | He had a quantity of ammunition.
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| Broader (hypernym) | amount |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | abundance, copiousness, teemingness |
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| Attribute | abundant, deficient, insufficient, scarce, sufficient |
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| 3. | quantity (cognition) the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable |
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| Broader (hypernym) | concept, conception, construct |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amount, binomial, constant, constant quantity, invariable, mathematical product, numerical quantity, operand, parameter, product, proportional, quantum, sum, term, total, variable, variable quantity |
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