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  • 1Quantity — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being measurable, or …

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  • 2Quantity of estate — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being… …

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  • 3Quantity of matter — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being… …

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  • 4Quantity of motion — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being… …

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  • 5quantity — Number of units or lots of a futures contract. Sometimes also called size. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * quantity quan‧ti‧ty [ˈkwɒntti ǁ ˈkwɑːn ] noun quantities PLURALFORM 1. [countable] an amount of something that can be counted… …

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  • 6Measured quantity — In a physical setting a measurement instrument may be gauged to measuring values of a specific physical quantity. In such a context the specific physical quantity is called a measured quantity. The synonymous notion observable often is used in… …

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  • 7Quantity surveyor — A quantity surveyor (QS) or cost engineer is a professional person working within the construction industry. The role of the QS is, in general terms, to manage and control costs within construction projects and may involve the use of a range of… …

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  • 8quantity — quan|ti|ty W2S3 [ˈkwɔntıti US ˈkwa:n ] n plural quantities [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: quantité, from Latin quantitas, from quantus how much ] 1.) [U and C] an amount of something that can be counted or measured quantity of ▪ The… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9quantity — noun 1 (C) also quantities (plural) an amount of something that can be counted or measured (+ of): microscopic quantities of heroin 2 (U) amount (+ in): Your work has improved in quantity and quality this term. 3 also quantities (plural) a large… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10measured — meas·ured || meÊ’É™(r)d adj. calculated, deliberate, slow and steady, regulated meas·ure || meÊ’É™(r) n. action, step; unit of size or capacity; criterion; device for measuring; amount, degree, extent; system of measuring; meter, cadence;… …

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