Meanings (ES + gloss)
cantidad • cuantía
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
A few comments on the words used in the title of the book and on some related expressions are necessary. A "quantity" is here understood in the sense of "a thing that has the prope…
You have to choose between quantity and quality.
cantidad • cuantía
An indefinite amount of something.
Olive oil can be used practically in any quantity.
Some soap making oils are best as base oils, used in a larger quantity in the soap, while other oils are best added in a small quantity.
cantidad • cuantía
A specific measured amount.
Generally it should not be used in a quantity larger than 15 percent.
This bag would normally cost $497.50 for a quantity of 250, at a price of $1.99 per piece.
cantidad • cuantía
A considerable measure or amount.
The Boeing P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane fighter produced in quantity for the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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