From Old French _quantité_, from Latin _quantitas_ (“quantity”), from _quantus_ (“how much”).

* (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑndədi/, /ˈkwɑnɾəɾi/ * (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ * (US) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑntɨti/, /ˈkwɑntɨɾi/, /ˈkwɑnɾɨɾi/, /ˈkwɑnɨɾi/ * Note: This is with a relaxed middle T, and should be considered colloquial pronunciation.

QUANTITY (_plural_ QUANTITIES) * A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items. _You have to choose between QUANTITY and quality._ * An indefinite amount of something. _Some soap making oils are best as base oils, used in a larger QUANTITY in the soap, while other oils are best added in a small QUANTITY._ _Olive oil can be used practically in any QUANTITY._ * A specific measured amount. _This bag would normally costs $497.50 for a QUANTITY of 250, at a price of $1.99 per piece._ _Generally it should not be used in a QUANTITY larger than 15 percent._ * A considerable measure or amount. _The Boeing P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane fighter produced in QUANTITY for the U.S. Army Air Corps._ * (metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference. * (mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object. x _plus_ y _QUANTITY squared equals_ x _squared plus_ 2xy _plus_ y _squared_. * 2006, Jerome E. Kaufmann and Karen Schwitters, _Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: A Combined Approach_, p 89 For problems 58-67, translate each word phrase into an algebraic expression. (...) 65. x plus 9, the quantity squared * 2005, R. Mark Sirkin, _Statistics For The Social Sciences_, p137 The second, , read "summation of x, quantity squared," tells us to first add up all the xs to get and then square to get . * 1985, Serge Lang, _Math!: Encounters with High School Students_, p54 ANN. quantity cubed. SERGE LANG. That's right, . USAGE NOTES * In mathematics, used to unambiguously orate mathematical equations; it is extremely rare in print, since there is no need for it there. SYNONYMS * Qty RELATED TERMS * quantifier * quantify * quantitate * quantitative * quantum * quanta * qualitas TRANSLATIONS SEE ALSO * measure * unit

* quantity in _Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary_, G. & C. Merriam, 1913 * quantity in _The Century Dictionary_, The Century Co., New York, 1911 * quantity at _OneLook Dictionary Search_