quantity
noun
a particular or indefinite amount of anything.
quantities
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pluralof quantity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The experiment generates enormous quantities of information, enough to fill the hard drive of an average laptop within minutes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Blessed with a tropical climate and rich basalt soil, the lush Central Highlands produces vast quantities of robusta beans, and Vietnam trails only Brazil in coffee output.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Many generic drugmakers agreed to hold off launching in the U.S. until 2022, then sell only up to limited quantities, starting at a low single-digit percentage of the market and rising to 30% by 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
But the gas that’s released in larger quantities is methane, which forms underwater as plants and algae break down and then bubbles to the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics implies that certain pairs of quantities, such as the position and velocity of a particle, cannot both be predicted with complete accuracy.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
