(v. t.) To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to fix or express the quantity of; to rate.
(n.) The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being measurable, or capable of increase and decrease, multiplication and division; greatness; and more concretely, that which answers the question "How much?"; measure in regard to bulk or amount; determinate or comparative dimensions; measure; amount; bulk; extent; size.
(n.) The extent or extension of a general conception, that is, the number of species or individuals to which it may be applied; also, its content or comprehension, that is, the number of its constituent qualities, attributes, or relations.
(n.) The measure of a syllable; that which determines the time in which it is pronounced; as, the long or short quantity of a vowel or syllable.
(n.) The relative duration of a tone.
(n.) That which can be increased, diminished, or measured; especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are applicable.
(n.) A determinate or estimated amount; a sum or bulk; a certain portion or part; sometimes, a considerable amount; a large portion, bulk, or sum; as, a medicine taken in quantities, that is, in large quantities.
Example Sentences:
(1) By 24 hr, rough endoplasmic reticulum in thecal cells increased from 4.2 to 7% of cell volume, while the amount in granulosa cells increased from less than 3.5% to more than 10%; the quantity remained relatively constant in the theca but declined to prestimulation values in the granulosa layer.
(2) The amino acid pools in Chinese hamster lung V79 cells were measured as a function of time during hyperthermic exposure at 40.5 degrees and 45.0 degrees C. Sixteen of the 20 protein amino acids were present in sufficient quantity to measure accurately.
(3) The influence of calcium ions on the electrophoretic properties of phospholipid stabilized emulsions containing various quantities of the sodium salts of oleic acid (SO), phosphatidic acid (SPA), phosphatidylinositol (SPI), and phosphatidylserine (SPS) was examined.
(4) The quantity of social ties, the quality of relationships as modified by type of intimate, and the baseline level of symptoms measured five years earlier were significant predictors of psychosomatic symptoms among this sample of women.
(5) It is an intriguing moment: the new culture secretary, Sajid Javid, who was brought in to replace Maria Miller last month, is something of an unknown quantity.
(6) Lipoprotein electrophoresis on agarose gel has been modified to allow estimation of the absolute quantity of each fraction.
(7) Throughout the entire cultivation cytidyl derivatives occurred in trace quantities.
(8) However, in this last group, a significant negative relationship between the quantity of acetaldehyde bound to microsomal proteins and the monooxygenase-catalyzed transformation of butanol by liver microsomes was demonstrated (r = -0.79, P less than 0.01).
(9) With an increased quantity o blood per taking by blood bactericidia a decreased contamination rate is to be expected.
(10) The relative quantities of specific HLA-A and -B antigens on lymphocytes were also noted to be the same as those on platelets.
(11) Based on the economics of most countries in Africa, their Health Budgets can afford mostly the non-opioid and strong opioid drugs in more or less adequate quantities.
(12) On the other hand, the injection of minute quantities of endotoxin into PbAc(2)-sensitized rats invariably resulted in disseminated intravascular coagulation, apparently via a complete activation of the intrinsic pathway.
(13) The department of dietetics at a large teaching hospital has substantially reduced its food and labor costs through use of computerized systems that ensure efficient inventory management, recipe standardization, ingredient control, quantity and quality control, and identification of productive man-hours and appropriate staffing levels.
(14) The quantity of immunoreactive insulin found in the urine is believed to reflect the level of free insulin in the serum.
(15) At first Kupffer cells and liver fibroblasts were taken on the equal quantity.
(16) As monitored by in vivo near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR), no improvement was noted after 50% O2 whereas 50% O2-5% CO2 resulted in increased perfusion, an oxidation of cytochrome a,a3, an increase in oxyhemoglobin, and reduced quantities of de-oxyhemoglobin (p less than 0.01) despite a further increase in intracranial pressure.
(17) Measurable quantities of temefos were found in the snails within 1 day after the first treatment with a 2% granular formulation but 3 weeks elapsed before uptake occurred following treatment with a temefos emulsion.
(18) By contrast, SAP-35, the major surfactant-associated glycoprotein of molecular weight = 35,000, and other higher molecular weight proteins were not detected in significant quantities in the CLSE or surfactant-TA replacement surfactants, either by highly sensitive silver stain analysis or by immunoblot using monospecific antisera generated against bovine SAP-35.
(19) Healthbars such as Nakd fit this category and promise to deliver one of your five a day, based on the quantity of freeze-dried date paste used.
(20) The fact that it is still used is regrettable yet unavoidable at present, but the average quantity is three times less than the mercury released into the atmosphere by burning the extra coal need to power equivalent incandescent bulbs.
Whatness
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The government in Belgium will take a lot of notice of whats happened here today.
(2) The home secretary insists they will not be used to show which medical sites or mental health sites suspects have visited but to identify communication services they have used, such as Whats-App, and any illegal sites visited, such as images of child abuse and also to link their device to particular sites.
(3) She added: "We all know that the stories which catch the headlines can be far from typical – we need a full analysis of the whos, the whats and the whys so that future decisions are based on reality rather than everyone just cherry-picking the evidence to support what they always wanted anyway."
(4) It's whats London has always done over the last few centuries.
(5) "He didn't deal with the whats and hows, but he certainly explained the why," said one former cabinet member.
(6) I won’t be ordering till I see whats up with SR2.0 in the upcoming months, something tells me not to be so quick to jump on board,” said another user on the Silk Road 2.0 forums.
(7) Primary Submitter: NO Swiss Franc Trader: should have pushed the door harder Primary Submitter: Whats it worth Swiss Franc Trader: ive got some sushi rolls from yesterday?
(8) They can't shut BBC 6 Music", another responded: "whats all this about 6 music.
(9) George Christensen welcomes Reclaim Australia split, rejecting 'anti-Muslim' element Read more The United Patriots Front has embraced the image, describing the officer as a “patriot”, and saying the “police on the ground know whats [sic] up”, SBS reported .
(10) We need to communicate and have access to the same information - what's working, whats not.
(11) I don't get it and it highlights whats tragic about this country........we are seriously thinking of moving abroad.
(12) I am trying to make my chefs at the new place understand the whys and whats.
(13) tiredbunny 15 December 2013 8:18pm Whats this about bacon face Ferguson getting a special diamond award.