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• Quantity — is a kind of property which exists as magnitude or multitude. It is among the basic classes of things along with quality, substance, change, and relation. Quantity was first introduced as quantum, an entity having quantity. Being a fundamental… …   Wikipedia

• what — [hwut, hwät, wut, wät] pron. [ME hwat < OE hwæt, neut. of hwa, who < IE interrogative base * kwo , * kwe > WHERE, WHO, L qui, who what, Lith kàs, what, who] I as an interrogative: which thing, event, circumstance, etc.?: used to ask for… …   English World dictionary

• quantity — [kwänt′ə tē] n. pl. quantities [ME quantite < OFr < L quantitas < quantus, how great < quam, how, how much < IE interrogative base * kwo > WHO, WHAT] 1. an amount; portion 2. any indeterminate bulk, weight, or number 3. the… …   English World dictionary

• Quantity surveyor — A quantity surveyor (QS) or cost engineer is a professional person working within the construction industry. The role of the QS is, in general terms, to manage and control costs within construction projects and may involve the use of a range of… …   Wikipedia

• Quantity adjustment — In economics, the concept of quantity adjustment refers to one possible result of supply and demand disequilibrium in a market, either due to or in the absence of external constraints on the market. In the textbook story, if the quantity demanded …   Wikipedia

• Quantity numbers — ◊ GRAMMAR Quantities and amounts of things are often referred to using numbers. See entries at ↑ Numbers and fractions and ↑ Measurements. ◊ general determiners You can use general determiners such as some , any , all , every , and much to talk… …   Useful english dictionary

• quantity numbers — ◊ GRAMMAR Quantities and amounts of things are often referred to using numbers. See entries at ↑ Numbers and fractions and ↑ Measurements. ◊ general determiners You can use general determiners such as some , any , all , every , and much to talk… …   Useful english dictionary

• quantity — [[t]kwɒ̱ntɪti[/t]] ♦♦♦ quantities 1) N VAR A quantity is an amount that you can measure or count. ...a small quantity of water. ...vast quantities of food... The bowl needs to be re frozen after each use, so it takes a long time to make a large… …   English dictionary

• what — 1. pronoun /wɔt,ʍɒt,wɒt,wʌt,ʍʌt/ a) which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc. What is your address? b) An interrogative which asks Dont you agree? You told …   Wiktionary

• quantity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Amount Nouns 1. quantity, magnitude, amplitude; numbers, amount; content, mass, bulk, weight; sum, aggregate; measurement; number, quantifier; multitude. See assemblage. 2. portion (see apportionment);… …   English dictionary for students

• quantity surveyor — noun (C) someone whose job is to calculate the amount of materials that will be needed to build something, how long it will take to build etc and what it will cost …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English