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quantity
English
Etymology
From Middle English quantite, from Old French quantité, from Latin quantit?s (“quantity”), from quantus (“how much”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?kw?n.t?.ti/
- (General American) enPR: kw?n?(t)?t?, IPA(key): /?kw?n(t)?ti/, [?k?w?n(?)??i], [?k?w?n(t?)?t?i]
- Note: This is with a relaxed middle T, and is only used in colloquial contexts by many speakers.
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?kw?nd?di/, /?kw?n???i/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /?kwæn.t?.ti/
Noun
quantity (countable and uncountable, plural quantities)
- A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
- An indefinite amount of something.
- Some soap making oils are best as base oils, used in a larger quantity in the soap, while other oils are best added in a small quantity.
- A specific measured amount.
- A considerable measure or amount.
- (metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
- (mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
- 2006, Jerome E. Kaufmann and Karen Schwitters, Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: A Combined Approach, p 89
- For problems 58-67, translate each word phrase into an algebraic expression. […] 65. x plus 9, the quantity squared
- 2005, R. Mark Sirkin, Statistics For The Social Sciences, p137
- The second, , read "summation of x, quantity squared," tells us to first add up all the xs to get and then square to get .
- 1985, Serge Lang, Math!: Encounters with High School Students, p54
- ANN. quantity cubed.
- SERGE LANG. That's right, .
- 2006, Jerome E. Kaufmann and Karen Schwitters, Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: A Combined Approach, p 89
Usage notes
- In mathematics, used to unambiguously orate mathematical equations; it is extremely rare in print, since there is no need for it there.
Synonyms
- Qty
Derived terms
- unknown quantity
Related terms
Translations
See also
- measure
- unit
Further reading
- quantity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- quantity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- quantity at OneLook Dictionary Search
quantity From the web:
- what quantity relates to the stiffness of a spring
- what quantity is directly measured in a titration
- what quantity mean
- what quantity changes when a solution is diluted
- what quantity is a vector
- what quantity does the data represent
- what quantity is represented by the symbol j
- what quantity dictates the speed of a reaction
being
English
Alternative forms
- beeing (archaic)
- beïng (rare)
Etymology
Originated 1250–1300 from Middle English being; see be + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?bi???/
- (US) IPA(key): /?bi??/, /?bi?/
- Rhymes: -i???, -??
- Hyphenation: be?ing
Verb
being
- present participle of be
Noun
being (countable and uncountable, plural beings)
- A living creature.
- The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
- 1608-1634, John Webster (and perhaps Thomas Heywood), Appius and Virginia
- Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being.
- 1608-1634, John Webster (and perhaps Thomas Heywood), Appius and Virginia
- (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
- (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
- (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
- It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.
Synonyms
- (a living creature): See also Thesaurus:creature
- (the state or fact of existence): See also Thesaurus:existence
Derived terms
Translations
Conjunction
being
- Given that; since.
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.280:
- ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many […].
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.280:
Synonyms
- as, because, seeing that; see also Thesaurus:because
Derived terms
- being that
Translations
References
- “being”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
- “being” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "being" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006.
- "being" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
See also
Anagrams
- Bengi, begin, binge
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
being f (genitive singular beinge, plural beingean)
- bench, form
being From the web:
- what being in love feels like
- what being drunk feels like
- what being late says about you
- what being blind looks like
- what being built near me
- what being an american means to me
- what being a leader means
- what being alone does to you
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