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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
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fragment
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere, present active infinitive of frang? (“I break”). See also fraction.
Pronunciation
- (noun) IPA(key): /?f?æ?m?nt/
- (verb) IPA(key): /f?æ??m?nt/, /?f?æ?m?nt/
Noun
fragment (plural fragments)
- A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
- (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
- (computing) An incomplete portion of code.
- (Internet) A portion of a URL referring to a subordinate resource (such as a specific point on a web page), introduced by the
#
sign.
Related terms
- fragmental
Translations
Verb
fragment (third-person singular simple present fragments, present participle fragmenting, simple past and past participle fragmented)
- (intransitive) To break apart.
- (transitive) To cause to be broken into pieces.
- (transitive, computing) To break up and disperse (a file) into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
Synonyms
- fragmentize
Antonyms
- defragment
Derived terms
- fragmentation
- defragmentation
- defragmenter
Translations
Further reading
- fragment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- fragment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- fragment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /f????ment/
- (Central) IPA(key): /f????men/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /f?a??ment/
Noun
fragment m (plural fragments)
- a fragment
Derived terms
- fragment d'Okazaki
Czech
Etymology
From Latin fragmentum.
Noun
fragment m
- fragment (portion or segment of an object)
Related terms
- See frakce
Further reading
- fragment in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- fragment in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: frag?ment
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
fragment n (plural fragmenten, diminutive fragmentje n)
- a fragment
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?a?.m??/
- Homophone: fragments
- Hyphenation: frag?ment
Noun
fragment m (plural fragments)
- fragment
Derived terms
- fragmentaire
- fragmenter
Related terms
- fraction
Further reading
- “fragment” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragmentum
Noun
fragment n (definite singular fragmentet, indefinite plural fragment or fragmenter, definite plural fragmenta or fragmentene)
- a fragment
Related terms
- fragmentere
References
- “fragment” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragmentum
Noun
fragment n (definite singular fragmentet, indefinite plural fragment, definite plural fragmenta)
- a fragment
Related terms
- fragmentere
References
- “fragment” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fra?.m?nt/
Noun
fragment m inan
- fragment
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French fragment and its source, Latin fragmentum.
Noun
fragment n (plural fragmente)
- fragment
Declension
Synonyms
- bucat?, frântur?
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fr??ment/
- Hyphenation: frag?ment
Noun
fràgment m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)
- fragment
Declension
References
- “fragment” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.
Pronunciation
Noun
fragment n
- a fragment
Declension
Related terms
- fragmentarisk
- fragmentera
- fragmentering
- fragmentisera
- fragmentisering
References
- fragment in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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