| NOUN | quantity | definite quantity | a specific measure of amount |
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| Meaning | A specific measure of amount. | |
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| Narrower | absolute value, numerical value | A real number regardless of its sign |
| acid value | (chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it | |
| chlorinity | A measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater) | |
| number | A concept of quantity involving zero and units | |
| quire | A quantity of paper | |
| ream | A quantity of paper | |
| solubility | The quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution) | |
| toxicity | The degree to which something is poisonous | |
| unit of measurement, unit | Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange | |
| Broader | measure, quantity, amount | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| Spanish | cantidad definida | |
| Catalan | quantitat definida | |
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