English-Dutch translations for quantity

• hoeveelheid
  Maar ook hier telt de categorie en niet de hoeveelheid. But quality not quantity matters.
  Hoe zal die hoeveelheid precies zijn? How will this quantity be accurate?
  Het is de hoeveelheid drank die van belang is. It is the quantity of alcohol that counts.
• boel
• kwantiteit
  De kwantiteit haalde het steeds op de kwaliteit. Quantity takes precedence over quality.
  Quota hebben uitsluitend betrekking op de kwantiteit.They are concerned simply with quantity.
  Daarom moet kwaliteit boven kwantiteit gaan! Quality must therefore come before quantity!
• sterkte

Definition of quantity

• A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items
• An indefinite amount of something
• A specific measured amount
• A considerable measure or amount
• Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference

Examples

• You have to choose between quantity and quality.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Boeing P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane fighter produced in quantity for the U.S. Army Air Corps.
• x plus y quantity squared equals x squared plus 2xy plus y squared

Related words

• disquantity
• quantity surveyor
• quantity of motion
• quantity manufacturing
• quantity of dimension one
• quantity of light
• quantity contract
• physical quantity
• vector quantity