单词 | quantity |
释义 | Word Frequency quantity(ˈkwɒntɪtɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ties ▶ USAGE The use of a plural noun after quantity of as in a large quantity of bananas was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable1. a. a specified or definite amount, weight, number, etc b. (as modifier) a quantity estimate 2. the aspect or property of anything that can be measured, weighed, counted, etc 3. a large or considerable amount 4. mathematics an entity having a magnitude that may be denoted by a numerical expression 5. physics a specified magnitude or amount; the product of a number and a unit 6. logic the characteristic of a proposition dependent on whether it is a universal or particular statement, considering all or only part of a class 7. prosody the relative duration of a syllable or the vowel in it Word origin C14: from Old French quantité, from Latin quantitās extent, amount, from quantus how much |
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