quantity

«quantity» in Mova's school dictionary: an amount or a number of something: how many or how much — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (quantity, quantities)

meaning for a pupil

1) A quantity is an amount or a number of something: how many or how much. tree →

2) «In quantity» or «large quantities» means a lot. tree →

3) In maths and science, a quantity is anything that can be measured or counted, like length, time or mass. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school maths: any amount in a problem — how many or how much; comparing two quantities; the quantity left; known and unknown quantities. In science: measuring quantities with units. In everyday life: the quantity on a shopping list or a recipe; «quality, not quantity». Phrases: «a large quantity of», «a small quantity», «in quantity», «quality and quantity».

examples

• What quantity of flour do you need? tree →
• Find the quantity of apples. tree →
• Compare the two quantities. tree →
• The quantity left is 7. tree →
• The recipe lists the quantity of each ingredient. tree →
• Bees make honey in large quantities. tree →
• Write the quantity next to each item on the list. tree →
• Length, mass and time are quantities we can measure. tree →
• Here a quantity of provisions were given him to carry. tree →

note

Plural «quantities». Do not confuse with «quality» (how good something is). Maths: a general word for «amount»; the question tells which quantity to find. Trap: two quantities must have the same unit before you compare them.

In the corpora

• The cost is the price times the quantity: 4 chairs at 136 dollars each cost 136 × 4 = 544 dollars.
• To find a fraction of a quantity, first find one equal part: divide by the number below the line.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quantity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.