quantity

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Attribute of a phenomenon, body or substance that may be distinguished qualitatively and determined quantitatively.
Notes:
  1. The term quantity may refer to a quantity in a general sense, for example length, mass, or to a particular quantity, for example length of a particular rod, mass of a specified object.
  2. The term @K03393@ refers to the abstract concept of a quantity common to a group of related quantities.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 957. (Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)) on page 987 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'quantity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Q04982 RIS BibTex EndNote
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