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PRONUNCIATION OF MINUS QUANTITY

minus quantity  [ˈmaɪnəs ˈkwɒntɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINUS QUANTITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Minus quantity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MINUS QUANTITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of minus quantity in the English dictionary

The definition of minus quantity in the dictionary is a quantity less than zero. Other definition of minus quantity is a great lack of something.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MINUS QUANTITY


chastity
ˈtʃæstɪtɪ
disquantity
dɪsˈkwɒntɪtɪ
entity
ˈɛntɪtɪ
identity
aɪˈdɛntɪtɪ
nonentity
ˌnɒnˈɛntɪtɪ
nonidentity
ˌnɒnaɪˈdɛntɪtɪ
ouistiti
ˈwɪstɪtɪ
oustiti
ˈuːstɪtɪ
quantity
ˈkwɒntɪtɪ
sacrosanctity
ˌsækrəʊˈsæŋktɪtɪ
sanctity
ˈsæŋktɪtɪ
scantity
ˈskæntɪtɪ
tittie
ˈtɪtɪ
titty
ˈtɪtɪ
unchastity
ʌnˈtʃæstɪtɪ
vastity
ˈvɑːstɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINUS QUANTITY

minuend
minuet
minus
minus sign
minuscular
minuscule
minute
minute book
minute gun
minute hand
minute mark
minute of arc
minute secretary
minute steak
minutely
Minuteman
Minutemen
minuteness
minutes
minutia

WORDS THAT END LIKE MINUS QUANTITY

activity
authority
availability
capacity
celebrity
city
community
corporate identity
facility
functionality
hospitality
legal entity
mistaken identity
numerical identity
odour of sanctity
old identity
proof of identity
qualitative identity
self-identity
unknown quantity

Synonyms and antonyms of minus quantity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «minus quantity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MINUS QUANTITY

Find out the translation of minus quantity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of minus quantity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «minus quantity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

零下量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cantidad menos
570 millions of speakers

English

minus quantity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शून्य मात्रा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كمية ناقص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

минус количество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quantidade de menos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাইনাস পরিমাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quantité de moins
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tolak kuantiti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

minus Menge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マイナス数量
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마이너스 수량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minus kuantitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

số lượng trừ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கழித்தல் அளவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वजा प्रमाण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eksi miktar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quantità meno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ilość minus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мінус кількість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cantitate minus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μείον την ποσότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minus hoeveelheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

minus kvantiteten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

minus kvantitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of minus quantity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINUS QUANTITY»

The term «minus quantity» is used very little and occupies the 192.295 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MINUS QUANTITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about minus quantity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINUS QUANTITY»

Discover the use of minus quantity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to minus quantity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pelicotetics, or the science of quantity. An elementary ...
The symbol biz—stands for the plus or minus quantity which if multiplied into the plus or minus quantity b gives a product equal to the plus or minus quantity a. And the plus or minus quantity symbolized by is called the QUOTIENT OF THE ...
Archibald SANDEMAN, 1868
2
The Massachusetts Teacher
WHAT IS THE MINUS QUANTITY? In the discussion of this question, " What is the Minus Quantity ? " we must first understand what is meant by a quantity. We believe a quantity to be anything which can be measured. The term quantity is, also, ...
‎1860
3
A Practical Treatise on Algebra
If a minus quantity is multiplied by a plus quantity, or a plus quantity by a. minus quantity, the result will be a minus quantity. Thus, It' —c is to be multiplied by +d, it is evident that —c must be repeated as many times as there are units in d; that is  ...
Benjamin Greenleaf, 1860
4
A Practical Treatise on Algebra, Designed for the Use of ...
Thus, If -f-a is multiplied by -f-£, it is evident that -\-a is to be repeated as many times as there are units in -f-£; that is, b times «= + ab. 2. If a minus quantity is multiplied by a plus quantity, or a plus quantity by a minus quantity, the result will be a ...
Benjamin Greenleaf, 1867
5
A treatise on algebra
That is, a minus quantity multiplied by a plus quantity gives minus. Thirdly, to determine the sign of the product when the multiplier is a minus quantity, let it be proposed to multiply 8—3 by 6—2. By this we understand that the quantity 8—5 is ta ...
Elias Loomis, 1847
6
International Sales Agreements: An Annotated Drafting and ...
Plus or Minus Quantity: 100,000 units, plus or minus 2% (e.g., by weight, by volume, by number of units). The use of the expression'approximately' hassome meaningininternational trade. In the UCP 600,151 Article 30(a) provides that the  ...
James M. Klotz, 2008
7
Vermont School Journal: Devoted to the Educational Interests ...
Before this, let us notice some of the current explanations of minus quantity. It is understood by some to be less than no quantity. I have known pupils, who have made commendable progress in algebra, to state it as their belief, that the minus  ...
‎1861
8
Vermont School Journal and Family Visitor
this definition does not develop at all the nature or value of the quantity. To know this,, we must have recourse to the method by which it was obtained. Before this, let us notice some of the current explanations of minus quantity. It is understood ...
‎1861
9
A System of Popular Algebra ... With a section on ...
In fact it cannot be any number, additive or subtractive, for the square of either would be a plus quantity, while — 4 is a minus quantity. Finally, it cannot be 0, for 0 multiplied by 0 produces 0. In the same way, the square-root of every subtractive ...
George DARLEY, 1836
10
Elements of Algebra. Fourteenth edition. Translated by V. L. ...
Cr. A. Dr. + a — b + c — a + b Balance in A.'s favor, — c a+b+c Y —(a+b+c) and subtracting the minus quantity a from the account, it would stand thus: Cr. A. _ Dr. + a .. — b + 0 Balance in A.'s favor, —- (a + c) + b a+b+c —(a+b+c) here again, ...
Silvestre François LACROIX, Vincent L. REES, 1838

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINUS QUANTITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term minus quantity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letters: How can voters now trust the men who got us into this …
... there is no money left.” In fact there was an enormous minus quantity, for which Labour still refuses to accept responsibility. Derek Wellman «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
2
Revenue's old secret weapon: abundant tact
Yet his income, as returned, is a minus quantity. Where does the money come from?" A short history of taxation. Income tax was introduced in ... «Financial Times, Jul 07»

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