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коли́чество — meaning in English

kolichestvo

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English meaning

  • amount noun A quantity of something, especially something that can't easily be counted as separate units.
  • measure verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
  • number noun A value used to count, measure, or label something.
  • quantity noun An amount of something that can be measured or counted.
  • quantum noun The smallest discrete amount of something, especially a fixed unit of energy in physics.

Senses

коли́чество is used for these senses in English:

  • amount The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
  • amount A quantity or volume.
  • measure An (unspecified) portion or quantity. [from 16th c.]
  • number (countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
  • quantum (physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]

amount — full definition

  1. noun A quantity of something, especially something that can't easily be counted as separate units.
  2. verb To add up to, or be equivalent to, a certain total or level of significance.

measure — full definition

  1. verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
  2. noun A standard unit or amount used for comparison or quantity.
  3. noun An action taken to achieve a particular goal, especially in an official or legal context.

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