n.
Pronunciation: ' kwän-t ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural quan · ta \ ' kwän-t ə \
Etymology: Latin, neuter of quantus how much
Date: 1567
1 a : QUANTITY , AMOUNT b : PORTION , PART c : gross quantity : BULK
2 a : any of the very small increments or parcels into which many forms of energy are subdivided b : any of the small subdivisions of a quantized physical magnitude (as magnetic moment)