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Noun quantity has 3 senses
- measure, quantity, amount - how much there is of something that you can quantify
--1 is a kind of abstraction
--1 has particulars: | | probability, chance; quantum; value, economic value; fundamental quantity, fundamental measure; definite quantity; indefinite quantity; relative quantity; system of measurement, metric; cordage; octane number, octane rating; linear measure, long measure; magnetization, magnetisation; volume; volume; proof; time unit, unit of time; point, point in time; playing period, period of play, play; time interval, interval |
- quantity - an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"
--2 is a kind of amount
--2 has particulars: abundance, copiousness, teemingness
- quantity - something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
--3 is a kind of concept, conception, construct
--3 has particulars:
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