quantitas
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Latin > English
quantitas quantitatis N F :: magnitude/multitude, quantity, degree, size; (specified) amount/quanity/sum
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
quantĭtas: ātis, f. quantus.
I In gen., greatness, extent, quantity (perh. only post-Aug.): quantitas est modulorum ex ipsius operis sumptione, singulisque membrorum partibus, universi operis conveniens effectus, Vitr. 1, 2: umoris, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 219: modi seu numeri, Quint. 7, 4, 3: vocis, strength, id. 11, 3, 14: quantitas et qualitas, id. 7, 2, 6: pretii, App. Mag. p. 239, 11.—
II In partic.
A A sum, amount (post-class.): si non corpus sit legatum, sed quantitas, Dig. 30, 1, 34, § 3; 12, 1, 6.—
2 A sum of money, Dig. 16, 2, 11; 49, 14, 47; 45, 1, 65.—
B In logic: quantitas propositionis, the quantity or extent of a proposition, which is either universal or particular, App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 29 fin.; Mart. Cap. 4, §§ 342, 371 sqq.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
quantĭtās,¹⁵ ātis, f. (quantus), quantité : Vitr. Arch. 1, 2 ; Plin. 17, 219 ; Quint. 7, 2, 6, etc. || somme d’argent : Dig. 16, 2, 11, etc. || [phil.] quantité, étendue d’une proposition : Ps. Apul. Herm. 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
quantitās, ātis, f. (quantus), I) die Größe, Menge, Anzahl, Vitr., Plin. u.a.: qu. vocis, Umfang, Stärke, Quint.: Plur., modulorum quantitates, Vitr. 4. praef. § 1: terrae dimensiones, qualitates, quantitates, Ps. Apul. Ascl. 13: multiformes qualitates et magnae quantitates, ibid. 34. – II) insbes.: A) die Summe, Quantität, ICt. – B) t. t. der Logik, quantitas propositionis, die Allgemeinheit od. Partikularität, Ps. Apul. de dogm. Plat. 3. p. 263 H. Mart. Cap. 4. § 342 u. 371 sqq.
