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Quantity

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English

Etymology

From Latin quantitas , quantity, literally muchness, from quantum, how much

Noun

quantity (Plural: quantities)

  1. an indefinite amount of something
  2. a specific measured amount
  3. a considerable measure or amount

Translations

  • Catalan: quantitat f
  • Chinese: 数目 , 数量
  • Dutch: hoeveelheid f, kwantiteit f
  • Esperanto: kvanto
  • Finnish: määrä (1), suure (2), kvantiteetti (2), suuri määrä (3), massa (3)
  • French: quantité f
  • German: Menge f
  • Hungarian: mennyiség
    -ed (suffix)
  • Interlingua: quantitate
  • Italian: quantità
  • Japanese: , 数量
  • Latin: quantum n, quantitas , quantitatis f
  • Norwegian: kvantitet
  • Polish: ilość f, wielkość f
  • Portuguese: quantidade
  • Slovenian: količina f
  • Spanish: cantidad f
  • Volapük: mödot

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