Noun

(quantities)

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

You have to choose between quantity and quality.

An indefinite amount of something.

Some soap making oils are best as base oils, used in a larger quantity''' in the soap, while other oils are best added in a small '''quantity .

Olive oil can be used practically in any quantity .

A specific measured amount.

This bag would normally costs $497.50 for a quantity of 250, at a price of $1.99 per piece.

Generally it should not be used in a quantity larger than 15 percent.

A considerable measure or amount.

The Boeing P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane fighter produced in quantity for the U.S. Army Air Corps.

(metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.

(mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.

x plus ''y'' quantity squared equals ''x'' squared plus ''2xy'' plus ''y'' squared .

* 2006 , Jerome E. Kaufmann and Karen Schwitters, Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: A Combined Approach , p 89

For problems 58-67, translate each word phrase into an algebraic expression.

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65. x plus 9, the quantity squared

* 2005 , R. Mark Sirkin, Statistics For The Social Sciences , p137

The second, $(\backslash sum\; x)^2$, read "summation of x, quantity squared," tells us to first add up all the xs to get $\backslash sum\; x$ and then square $\backslash sum\; x$ to get $(\backslash sum\; x)^2$.

* 1985 , Serge Lang, Math!: Encounters with High School Students , p54

ANN. $ra$ quantity cubed.

SERGE LANG. That's right, $(ra)^3$.

Noun

The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness''', and some have '''greatness thrust upon 'em. — Shakespeare

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(obsolete): Pride; haughtiness.

It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. — .