Etymology

quantity

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English quantite ← Old French quantité ← Latin quantitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromquantitās“quantity”
  2. Old French · derived fromquantité
  3. Middle English · inherited fromquantite
  4. English todayquantity

From Middle English quantite, from Old French quantité, from Latin quantitās (“quantity”), from quantus (“how much”).

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