quantity
/ˈkwɒntəti/noun
उच्चारण क्वॉन्टटी
मात्रा, परिमाण
Basic word
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[C, U]
an amount or a number of something; a large amount or number of something; the measurement of something by saying how much of it there is
मात्रा, परिमाण
- a small quantity of salt
- in large quantities
- Please check the quantity of items before you sign for the delivery.
+ 2 more examples
- A large quantity of rice was stored in the warehouse.
- The recipe needs only a small quantity of ginger.
?Which word?
Keep apart quantity (amount) and quality (standard).
Quantity (मात्रा) और quality (मानक, गुणवत्ता) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
A large quantity of + uncountable noun ('a large quantity of rice'), but a large number of + plural noun ('a large number of students'); adjectives of quantity include some, any, much, little, enough, whole, all.
A large quantity of + uncountable noun ('a large quantity of rice'), पर a large number of + plural noun ('a large number of students'); मात्रा के adjectives में some, any, much, little, enough, whole, all शामिल हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
An unknown quantity (a person or thing that you know very little about), quality, not quantity.
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: an unknown quantity (ऐसा व्यक्ति या चीज़ जिसके बारे में बहुत कम पता हो), quality, not quantity।
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General knowledge
Maths and science: a scalar quantity has only size (like speed), and a vector quantity has size and direction (like velocity).
गणित और विज्ञान में अदिश राशि (scalar) में केवल परिमाण होता है (जैसे चाल), और सदिश राशि (vector) में परिमाण और दिशा दोनों (जैसे वेग)।