indefinite quantity

Noun
  1. An estimated quantity (synset 113597558)
    is a type of: amount, measure, quantity - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
    subtypes:
    • addition, gain, increase - a quantity that is added
    • bag - the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)
    • breakage - the quantity broken
    • capacity - (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
    • catch, haul - the quantity that was caught
    • correction, fudge factor - a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
    • containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
    • footstep, pace, step, stride - the distance covered by a step
    • headspace - the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing
    • large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
    • limit, limitation - the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
    • limit, limit point, point of accumulation - the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
    • output, production, yield - the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
    • neighborhood, region - the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
    • outage - the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
    • reserve - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
    • run - the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
    • small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
    • spillage - the amount that has spilled
    • spoilage - the amount that has spoiled
    • tankage - the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks
    • ullage - the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
    • top-up - an amount needed to restore something to its former level
    • worth - an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
    • skinful - a quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk
    • dosage, dose - the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
    • load - an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
    • load, loading - a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
    • precipitation - the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
    • supply - an amount of something available for use

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