Lot vs. Quantity — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lot and Quantity
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Lot
A large number or amount; a great deal
We had lots of fun
A lot can happen in eight months
They took a lot of abuse
There are a lot of actors in the cast
Quantity
Quantity or amount is a property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude, which illustrate discontinuity and continuity. Quantities can be compared in terms of "more", "less", or "equal", or by assigning a numerical value in terms of a unit of measurement.
Lot
A great deal; much
Thanks a lot
He played tennis a lot last year
Quantity
The amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement
The quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled
Lot
A river of southern France, which rises in the Auvergne and flows 480 km (300 miles) west to meet the River Garonne south-east of Bordeaux.
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Quantity
The perceived length of a vowel sound or syllable.
Lot
(in the Bible) the nephew of Abraham, who was allowed to escape from the destruction of Sodom (Gen. 19). His wife, who disobeyed orders and looked back, was turned into a pillar of salt.
Quantity
A value or component that may be expressed in numbers.
Lot
Divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction
The contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday
Quantity
A specified or indefinite number or amount
Shipped a large quantity of books.
Sells quantities of paper to publishers.
Lot
A large extent, amount, or number
Is in a lot of trouble.
Has lots of friends.
Quantity
A considerable amount or number
Sells drugs wholesale and in quantity.
Lot
Used adverbially to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently"
Felt a lot better.
Ran lots faster.
Doesn't go out a whole lot.
Has seen her lots lately.
Quantity
An exact amount or number
The quantity of material recycled in a month.
Lot
A number of associated people or things
Placating an angry lot of tenants.
Kids who were a noisy lot.
Quantity
The measurable or countable property or aspect of things
Arithmetic deals with quantity.
Lot
Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit
A lot of stamps sold at an auction.
Quantity
(Mathematics) Something that serves as the object of an operation.
Lot
An individual of a particular kind or type
That dog is a contented lot.
Quantity
(Linguistics) The relative amount of time needed to pronounce a vowel, consonant, or syllable.
Lot
A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
Quantity
The duration of a syllable in quantitative verse.
Lot
A piece of land used for a given purpose
A parking lot.
Quantity
(Logic) The exact character of a proposition in reference to its universality, singularity, or particularity.
Lot
The complete grounds of a film studio.
Quantity
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
You have to choose between quantity and quality.
Lot
The outdoor area of a film studio.
Quantity
An indefinite amount of something.
Some soap making oils are best as base oils, used in a larger quantity in the soap, while other oils are best added in a small quantity.
Olive oil can be used practically in any quantity.
Lot
An object used in making a determination or choice at random
Casting lots to see who will go first.
Quantity
A specific measured amount.
This bag would normally costs $497.50 for a quantity of 250, at a price of $1.99 per piece.
Generally it should not be used in a quantity larger than 15 percent.
Lot
The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random
Chosen by lot.
Quantity
A considerable measure or amount.
The Boeing P-26A was the first all-metal monoplane fighter produced in quantity for the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Lot
The determination or choice so made
The lot fell on the widow's only son.
Quantity
(metrology) Property of a phenomenon, body, or substance, where the property has a magnitude that can be expressed as number and a reference.
Lot
One's fortune in life; one's fate
It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.
Quantity
(mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.
X plus y quantity squared equals x squared plus 2xy plus y squared.
Lot
To apportion by lots; allot.
Quantity
(phonology) Length of sounds.
Lot
To divide (land) into lots.
Quantity
The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being measurable, or capable of increase and decrease, multiplication and division; greatness; and more concretely, that which answers the question "How much?"; measure in regard to bulk or amount; determinate or comparative dimensions; measure; amount; bulk; extent; size.
Lot
To divide (goods) into lots for sale.
Quantity
That which can be increased, diminished, or measured; especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are applicable.
Lot
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
To spend a lot of money
Lots of people think so
Quantity
A determinate or estimated amount; a sum or bulk; a certain portion or part; sometimes, a considerable amount; a large portion, bulk, or sum; as, a medicine taken in quantities, that is, in large quantities.
The quantity of extensive and curious information which he had picked up during many months of desultory, but not unprofitable, study.
Lot
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
A lot of stationery
Quantity
How much there is of something that you can quantify
Lot
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
Quantity
An adequate or large amount;
He had a quantity of ammunition
Lot
(informal) A number of people taken collectively.
A sorry lot
A bad lot
Quantity
Something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
Lot
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
A building lot in a city
Lot
That which happens without human design or forethought.
Lot
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
To cast lots
To draw lots
Lot
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Lot
Allotment; lottery.
Lot
All members of a set; everything.
The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot.
If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
Lot
(historic) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
Lot
To allot; to sort; to apportion.
Lot
To count or reckon (on or upon).
Lot
That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay.
Lot
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.
The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
If we draw lots, he speeds.
Lot
The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot'sEnough to bear.
He was but born to tryThe lot of man - to suffer and to die.
Lot
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a lot of stationery; - colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I.
Lot
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York.
Lot
A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of people think so.
He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business.
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Lot
To allot; to sort; to portion.
Lot
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
A batch of letters
A deal of trouble
A lot of money
He made a mint on the stock market
It must have cost plenty
Lot
A parcel of land having fixed boundaries;
He bought a lot on the lake
Lot
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
Whatever my fortune may be
Deserved a better fate
Has a happy lot
The luck of the Irish
A victim of circumstances
Success that was her portion
Lot
Any collection in its entirety;
She bought the whole caboodle
Lot
An unofficial association of people or groups;
The smart set goes there
They were an angry lot
Lot
Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
The luck of the draw
They drew lots for it
Lot
(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
Lot
Divide into lots, as of land, for example
Lot
Administer or bestow, as in small portions;
Administer critical remarks to everyone present
Dole out some money
Shell out pocket money for the children
Deal a blow to someone
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