| quantity | | |
| n. (tops) | 1. amount, measure, quantity | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. |
| ~ abstract entity, abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples. |
| ~ probability, chance | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible.; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5" |
| ~ quantum | (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory). |
| ~ economic value, value | the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices" |
| ~ fundamental measure, fundamental quantity | one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement. |
| ~ definite quantity | a specific measure of amount. |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| ~ relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose. |
| ~ system of measurement, metric | a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic. |
| ~ cordage | the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords. |
| ~ octane number, octane rating | a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline. |
| ~ magnetisation, magnetization | the extent or degree to which something is magnetized. |
| ~ radical | (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity. |
| ~ volume | the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object.; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" |
| ~ volume | a relative amount.; "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water" |
| ~ proof | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume). |
| ~ time unit, unit of time | a unit for measuring time periods. |
| ~ point in time, point | an instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave" |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| ~ interval, time interval | a definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. quantity | an adequate or large amount.; "he had a quantity of ammunition" |
| ~ amount | the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion.; "an adequate amount of food for four people" |
| ~ abundance, copiousness, teemingness | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply.; "an age of abundance" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. quantity | the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable. |
| ~ concept, conception, construct | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. |
| ~ quantum | a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory. |
| ~ term | any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial.; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree" |
| ~ numerical quantity | a quantity expressed as a number. |
| ~ operand | a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed. |
| ~ variable quantity, variable | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values. |
| ~ constant, constant quantity, invariable | a quantity that does not vary. |
| ~ parameter | a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data. |
| ~ mathematical product, product | a quantity obtained by multiplication.; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6" |
| ~ sum, total, amount | a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers. |
| ~ proportional | one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion. |
| ~ binomial | (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms. |
| sum | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | a quantity of money.; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
| ~ gain | the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating. |
| ~ receipts, revenue, gross | the entire amount of income before any deductions are made. |
| ~ cash surrender value | the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured. |
| ~ contribution | an amount of money contributed.; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest" |
| ~ deductible | (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax). |
| ~ defalcation | the sum of money that is misappropriated. |
| ~ red ink, red, loss | the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue.; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" |
| ~ assets | anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company. |
| ~ figure | an amount of money expressed numerically.; "a figure of $17 was suggested" |
| ~ coverage, insurance coverage | the total amount and type of insurance carried. |
| ~ cash advance, advance | an amount paid before it is earned. |
| ~ paysheet, payroll | the total amount of money paid in wages.; "the company had a large payroll" |
| ~ peanuts | an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount.; "her salary is peanuts compared to his" |
| ~ purse | a sum of money offered as a prize.; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses" |
| ~ purse | a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse.; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. amount, sum, total | a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers. |
| ~ quantity | the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable. |
| ~ grand total | the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers. |
| ~ subtotal | the sum of part of a group of numbers. |
| n. (group) | 3. sum, sum total, summation | the final aggregate.; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ congeries, conglomeration, aggregate | a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ bare bones | (plural) the most basic facts or elements.; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" |
| ~ hypostasis | (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality. |
| ~ haecceity, quiddity | the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other. |
| ~ quintessence | the purest and most concentrated essence of something. |
| ~ stuff | a critically important or characteristic component.; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. aggregate, sum, total, totality | the whole amount. |
| ~ whole, unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" |
| n. (group) | 6. join, sum, union | a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" |
| ~ set | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used.; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" |
| ~ direct sum | a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets. |
| v. (stative) | 7. sum, sum up, summarise, summarize | be a summary of.; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" |
| ~ sum up, summarize, summarise, resume | give a summary (of).; "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| v. (communication) | 8. add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up | determine the sum of.; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" |
| ~ add together, add | make an addition by combining numbers.; "Add 27 and 49, please!" |
| ~ count, numerate, enumerate, number | determine the number or amount of.; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" |
| numerous | | |
| adj. | 1. legion, numerous | amounting to a large indefinite number.; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion" |
| ~ many | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number.; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people" |
| several | | |
| adj. | 1. several | (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many.; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident" |
| ~ some | quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity.; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" |
| adj. | 2. respective, several, various | considered individually.; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" |
| ~ individual, single | being or characteristic of a single thing or person.; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" |
| adj. | 3. several | distinct and individual.; "three several times" |
| ~ different | unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" |
| substantial | | |
| adj. | 1. significant, substantial | fairly large.; "won by a substantial margin" |
| ~ considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree.; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" |
| adj. | 2. substantial, substantive | having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable.; "substantial equivalents" |
| ~ essential | basic and fundamental.; "the essential feature" |
| adj. | 3. material, real, substantial | having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary.; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things" |
| ~ material | derived from or composed of matter.; "the material universe" |
| adj. | 4. hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial | providing abundant nourishment.; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" |
| ~ wholesome | conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being.; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food" |
| adj. | 5. solid, strong, substantial | of good quality and condition; solidly built.; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" |
| ~ sound | in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay.; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" |
| voluminous | | |
| adj. | 1. voluminous | large in volume or bulk.; "a voluminous skirt" |
| ~ big, large | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| adj. | 2. tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding | marked by repeated turns and bends.; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" |
| ~ crooked | having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned.; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" |
| adj. | 3. copious, voluminous | large in number or quantity (especially of discourse).; "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation" |
| ~ abundant | present in great quantity.; "an abundant supply of water" |
| much | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. much | a great amount or extent.; "they did much for humanity" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| adj. | 2. much | (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent.; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage" |
| ~ overmuch | very great in quantity; overabundant.; "showed overmuch affection" |
| ~ some | relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent.; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away" |
| ~ such | of so extreme a degree or extent.; "such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty" |
| ~ untold | of an incalculable amount.; "untold suffering" |
| ~ more, more than | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree.; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" |
| adv. | 3. much | to a great degree or extent.; "she's much better now" |
| adv. | 4. much | very.; "he was much annoyed" |
| adv. | 5. a good deal, a great deal, a lot, lots, much, very much | to a very great degree or extent.; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" |
| adv. | 6. much, practically | (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely.; "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god" |
| adv. | 7. a great deal, much, often | frequently or in great quantities.; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" |
| plenty | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plentitude, plenty | a full supply.; "there was plenty of food for everyone" |
| ~ abundance, copiousness, teemingness | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply.; "an age of abundance" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| ~ deluge, flood, inundation, torrent | an overwhelming number or amount.; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" |
| ~ haymow | a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation. |
| adv. | 3. enough, plenty | as much as necessary.; "Have I eaten enough?"; "I've had plenty, thanks" |
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