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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Limited quantities of gas continued to flow through it until it was shut down in January 2025, well into the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Instead, it illustrates how even a relatively small release of oxygen from immense quantities of magma could have major planetary consequences.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Among the benefits, he liked that they could be bought in smaller quantities than buying direct, which can be helpful to individual investors, and that the management fees are minimal, usually around 10 basis points.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
After decades of extraction, the biggest deposits have been depleted, meaning companies have to process ever more ore to obtain the same quantities of the metal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Yayoi iron tools were initially imported from Korea in enormous quantities, until domestic Japanese iron smelting and production began after several centuries.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
