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  Quantity \Quan"ti*ty\, n.; pl. Quantities. [F. quantite, L.
     quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow,
     E. how, who. See Who.]
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     1. 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. Hence, in specific uses:
        (a) (Logic) 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.
        (b) (Gram.) 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.
        (c) (Mus.) The relative duration of a tone.
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     2. That which can be increased, diminished, or measured;
        especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical
        processes are applicable.
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     Note: Quantity is discrete when it is applied to separate
           objects, as in number; continuous, when the parts are
           connected, either in succession, as in time, motion,
           etc., or in extension, as by the dimensions of space,
           viz., length, breadth, and thickness.
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     3. 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.
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              The quantity of extensive and curious information
              which he had picked up during many months of
              desultory, but not unprofitable, study. --Macaulay.
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     Quantity of estate (Law), its time of continuance, or
        degree of interest, as in fee, for life, or for years.
        --Wharton (Law Dict. )
  
     Quantity of matter, in a body, its mass, as determined by
        its weight, or by its momentum under a given velocity.
  
     Quantity of motion (Mech.), in a body, the relative amount
        of its motion, as measured by its momentum, varying as the
        product of mass and velocity.
  
     Known quantities (Math.), quantities whose values are
        given.
  
     Unknown quantities (Math.), quantities whose values are
        sought.
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  Quantity \Quan"ti*ty\, n.; pl. Quantities. [F. quantite, L.
     quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow,
     E. how, who. See Who.]
     1. 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. Hence, in specific uses:
        (a) (Logic) 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.
        (b) (Gram.) 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.
        (c) (Mus.) The relative duration of a tone.
  
     2. That which can be increased, diminished, or measured;
        especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical
        processes are applicable.
  
     Note: Quantity is discrete when it is applied to separate
           objects, as in number; continuous, when the parts are
           connected, either in succession, as in time, motion,
           etc., or in extension, as by the dimensions of space,
           viz., length, breadth, and thickness.
  
     3. 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.
  
              The quantity of extensive and curious information
              which he had picked up during many months of
              desultory, but not unprofitable, study. --Macaulay.
  
     Quantity of estate (Law), its time of continuance, or
        degree of interest, as in fee, for life, or for years.
        --Wharton (Law Dict. )
  
     Quantity of matter, in a body, its mass, as determined by
        its weight, or by its momentum under a given velocity.
  
     Quantity of motion (Mech.), in a body, the relative amount
        of its motion, as measured by its momentum, varying as the
        product of mass and velocity.
  
     Known quantities (Math.), quantities whose values are
        given.
  
     Unknown quantities (Math.), quantities whose values are
        sought.

  Commensurable \Com*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [L. commensurabilis; pref.
     com- + mensurable. See Commensurate, and cf.
     Commeasurable.]
     Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by
     the same number, quantity, or measure. --
     Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness, n.
  
     Commensurable numbers or quantities (Math.), those that
        can be exactly expressed by some common unit; thus a foot
        and yard are commensurable, since both can be expressed in
        terms of an inch, one being 12 inches, the other 36
        inches.
  
     Numbers, or Quantities, commensurable in power, those
        whose squares are commensurable.

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  quantities
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  quantities
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  quantities'
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  Quantities /kwˈɒntɪtiz/
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  quantities /kwˈɒntɪtiz/
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