how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
add up in number or quantity
a quantity of money
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
develop into
be tantamount or equivalent to
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)