QUANTITY

noun (plural -ties) see: who Date: 14th century 1. an indefinite amount or number, a determinate or estimated amount, total amount or number, a considerable amount or number, 2. the aspect in which a thing is measurable in terms of greater, less, or equal or of increasing or decreasing magnitude, the subject of a mathematical operation, an individual considered with respect to a given situation , 3. duration and intensity of speech sounds as distinct from their individual quality or phonemic character, the relative duration or time length of a speech sound or sound sequence, the character of a logical proposition as being universal, particular, or singular