Quantity

kwon′ti-ti, n. the amount of anything: bulk: size: a determinate amount: a sum or bulk: a large portion: ( logic ) the extent of a conception: ( gram. ) the measure of a syllable: ( mus. ) the relative duration of a tone: ( math. ) anything which can be increased, divided, or measured: ( Shak. ) a small part: ( Shak. ) proportion.— adj. Quan′titātive , relating to quantity: measurable in quantity: ( chem. ) determining the relative proportions of components.— advs. Quan′titātively , Quan′titively .— ns. Quan′titātivene ; Quantiv′alence ( chem. ), the combining power of an atom as compared with that of the hydrogen atom, valence.— adj. Quantiv′alent .— Quantitative logic , the doctrine of probability.— Constant quantity ( math. ), a quantity that remains the same while others vary. [Fr.,—L. quant it as , quant it at is — quant us , how much— quam , how.]