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quantity /kwonˈti-ti/ quantity quantities/kwonˈti-ti/ Etymology: [OFr quantité, from L quantitās, -tātis, from quantus how much] noun the amount of anythingbulksizea suma determinate amountan amount, portiona considerable amount or large portiona fragment, scrap (Shakespeare)length or shortness of duration of a sound or syllable (acoustics; phonetics)extension (logic)the character of a proposition as universal or particularanything which can be increased, divided or measuredproportion (Shakespeare)Etymology: [OFr quantité, from L quantitās, -tātis, from quantus how much] Derivatives: quanˈtitate quantitate quantitatingquantitatedquantitatedquantitatestransitive verb to specify or express the quantity of, quantifyquanˈtitātive or quanˈtitive quantitative or quantitive adjective relating to, or concerned with, quantity, esp opp to qualitativequanˈtitātively or quanˈtitively quantitatively or quantitively adverbCompounds: quantitative analysis quantitative analysis noun identification of the relative amounts of substances making up a sample (cf qualitative analysis; chemistry)the use of statistics to make stock or market decisions (finance)W quantitative easing quantitative easing noun (finance) the policy of increasing the amount of money in circulation in order to stimulate economic activityquantity discount quantity discount quantity discountsnoun (commerce) a reduction in the unit price of goods when large quantities are purchasedquantity surveyor quantity surveyor quantity surveyorsnoun a person who estimates quantities required, obtains materials, evaluates work done, etc for construction workquantity theory quantity theory noun the economic theory that prices vary with the amount of money in circulationPhrases: unknown quantity unknown quantity a quantity whose mathematical value is not knowna factor, person or thing whose importance or influence cannot be foreseen (figurative)
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