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DEFINITE QUANTITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A specific measure of amount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("definite quantity" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "definite quantity"):
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; 24 or 25 sheets)
ream (a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires)
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; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)
