quantity
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The real Colbert, not the character, would helm the show, and that guy behind the mask was still an unknown quantity to the viewing public.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
"We applied a new method to calculate this discrepancy quantity, and we showed that it's not there. This new interaction we hoped for simply is not there. The old interactions can explain the value completely."
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Judge Huw Rees said a previous caution against Carter and the fact that substantial quantity of ammunition was found in conjunction with the banned weapon were aggravating factors.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The oil intensity of U.S. gross domestic product, defined by the quantity of oil consumed per unit of economic output, has declined by 70% since the oil shocks of the 1970s.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Szilard and Fermi, working in separate labs at Columbia University, came up with a figure closer to 2.0—still a large quantity under the circumstances.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing quantity
The Number System
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40 SAT words Beginning with "Q"
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Expressions and Equations
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