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quantity
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[ˈkwɒntɪti], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement
(e.g: the quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled)
- the perceived length of a vowel sound or syllable
- a value or component that may be expressed in numbers
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French quantite, from Latin quantitas (translating Greek posotēs), from quantus ‘how great, how much’
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