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
Quantity — • Interpretations of quantity as either a physical or theoretical abstraction Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Quantity Quantity … Catholic encyclopedia
Quantity — Quan ti*ty, n.; pl. {Quantities}. [F. quantite, L. quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow, E. how, who. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being measurable, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quantity of estate — Quantity Quan ti*ty, n.; pl. {Quantities}. [F. quantite, L. quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow, E. how, who. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quantity of matter — Quantity Quan ti*ty, n.; pl. {Quantities}. [F. quantite, L. quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow, E. how, who. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quantity of motion — Quantity Quan ti*ty, n.; pl. {Quantities}. [F. quantite, L. quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow, E. how, who. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Continuous-flow manufacturing — (CFM) is a manufacturing strategy that produces a part via a just in time and kanban production approach, and calls for an ongoing examination and improvement efforts which ultimately requires integration of all elements of the production system … Wikipedia
continuous inventory — ➔ inventory * * * continuous inventory UK US noun [C or U] (plural continuous inventories) (also perpetual inventory) ► ACCOUNTING a system of regularly checking information on the quantity and type of goods that a company has available to sell:… … Financial and business terms
Continuous-repayment mortgage — Analogous to continuous compounding, a continuous annuity[1][2] is an ordinary annuity in which the payment interval is narrowed indefinitely. A (theoretical) continuous repayment mortgage is a mortgage loan paid by means of a continuous annuity … Wikipedia
Continuous signal — A continuous signal or a continuous time signal is a varying quantity (a signal) whose domain, which is often time, is a continuum (e.g., a connected interval of the reals). That is, the function s domain is an uncountable set. The function… … Wikipedia