quantity

quantité

Ce qui indique combien il y a de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The amount or number of something.

• Check the quantity of rice.
• We ordered large quantities of paper.
• What quantity do you need?

Comment l'utiliser : quantity of something (We measured the quantity of water in the tank.)

Synonymes : amount, number

Expressions courantes : large quantity, quantity of something

quantité

Une quantité dont la taille ou le nombre exact n’est pas indiqué.

En anglais simple : An amount of something whose exact size or number is not stated.

• We found a quantity of old wood.
• Add a small quantity of oil.
• A quantity of sand remained in the bucket.

Comment l'utiliser : a quantity of something (They found a quantity of old coins.)

Synonymes : amount

Expressions courantes : a quantity, a certain quantity

grandeur, quantité

Propriété ou valeur que l’on peut mesurer ou compter et exprimer par un nombre.

En anglais simple : Something that can be measured or counted and expressed as a number.

• Mass is a physical quantity.
• Each quantity must be expressed in the correct units.
• Which quantities change during the experiment?

Expressions courantes : physical quantity, scalar quantity, vector quantity