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Definite quantity   /dˈɛfənət kwˈɑntəti/   Listen
Definite quantity

noun
1.
A specific measure of amount.





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"Definite quantity" Quotes from Famous Books



... soil becomes rapidly parched, when vegetation is most active, and when evaporation is high, frequently no rainfall reaches the streams and the ground water sinks lower and lower, so that often streams themselves dry up. It is necessary, therefore, in providing for a definite quantity of water to be taken from a reservoir built on a small stream, to make the reservoir large enough to furnish water from June to September without being supplied with rain. This does not call for a very large dam or a very large storage, ...
— Rural Hygiene • Henry N. Ogden
 
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Words linked to "Definite quantity" :   absolute value, unit of measurement, unit, amount, solubility, chlorinity, quantity, numerical value, quire, acid value, measure, ream, number, toxicity



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