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S: (n) measure (measure%1:03:00::), quantity (quantity%1:03:00::), amount (amount%1:03:00::) (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
S: (n) quantity (quantity%1:07:00::) (an adequate or large amount) "he had a quantity of ammunition"
S: (n) quantity (quantity%1:09:01::) (the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable)

S: (n) quantum (quantum%1:09:01::) (a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory)
S: (n) term (term%1:09:00::) (any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial) "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
S: (n) numerical quantity (numerical_quantity%1:09:00::) (a quantity expressed as a number)

S: (n) zero (zero%1:09:00::), zero point (zero_point%1:09:00::) (the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured)
S: (n) value (value%1:09:00::) (a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed) "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"

S: (n) eigenvalue (eigenvalue%1:09:00::), eigenvalue of a matrix (eigenvalue_of_a_matrix%1:09:00::), eigenvalue of a square matrix (eigenvalue_of_a_square_matrix%1:09:00::), characteristic root of a square matrix (characteristic_root_of_a_square_matrix%1:09:00::) ((mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant)
S: (n) scale value (scale_value%1:09:00::) (a value on some scale of measurement)

S: (n) average (average%1:09:01::) (an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual) "he is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is below average"

S: (n) argument (argument%1:10:04::), parameter (parameter%1:10:00::) ((computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program)

S: (n) vote (vote%1:09:00::), voter turnout (voter_turnout%1:09:00::) (the total number of voters who participated) "they are expecting a large vote"

S: (n) operand (operand%1:09:00::) (a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed)
S: (n) variable (variable%1:09:00::), variable quantity (variable_quantity%1:09:00::) (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)

S: (n) argument (argument%1:09:00::) (a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable)
S: (n) independent variable (independent_variable%1:09:00::), experimental variable (experimental_variable%1:09:00::) ((statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables)

S: (n) correlate (correlate%1:09:00::), correlative (correlative%1:09:00::) (either of two or more related or complementary variables)
S: (n) degree of freedom (degree_of_freedom%1:09:00::) ((statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution)
S: (n) dependent variable (dependent_variable%1:09:00::) ((statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable) "if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable"
S: (n) predictor variable (predictor_variable%1:09:00::) (a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression))
S: (n) infinitesimal (infinitesimal%1:09:00::) ((mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit)
S: (n) random variable (random_variable%1:09:00::), variate (variate%1:09:00::), variant (variant%1:09:00::), stochastic variable (stochastic_variable%1:09:00::), chance variable (chance_variable%1:09:00::) (a variable quantity that is random)
S: (n) scalar (scalar%1:09:00::) (a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components)
S: (n) tensor (tensor%1:09:00::) (a generalization of the concept of a vector)
S: (n) vector (vector%1:09:00::) (a variable quantity that can be resolved into components)

S: (n) vector product (vector_product%1:09:00::), cross product (cross_product%1:09:00::) (a vector that is the product of two other vectors)
S: (n) vector sum (vector_sum%1:09:00::), resultant (resultant%1:09:00::) (a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors)
S: (n) radius vector (radius_vector%1:09:00::) (a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system)
S: (n) radius vector (radius_vector%1:09:01::) (a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating)

S: (n) constant (constant%1:09:00::), constant quantity (constant_quantity%1:09:00::), invariable (invariable%1:09:00::) (a quantity that does not vary)

S: (n) parameter (parameter%1:09:00::), parametric quantity (parametric_quantity%1:09:00::) (a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves)

S: (n) degree of freedom (degree_of_freedom%1:09:01::) (one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system)

S: (n) parameter (parameter%1:09:03::) (a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data)
S: (n) product (product%1:09:00::), mathematical product (mathematical_product%1:09:00::) (a quantity obtained by multiplication) "the product of 2 and 3 is 6"

S: (n) factorial (factorial%1:09:00::) (the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer) "1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials"
S: (n) multiple (multiple%1:09:00::) (the product of a quantity by an integer) "36 is a multiple of 9"

S: (n) double (double%1:09:00::) (a quantity that is twice as great as another) "36 is the double of 18"
S: (n) triple (triple%1:09:00::) (a quantity that is three times as great as another)
S: (n) quadruple (quadruple%1:09:00::) (a quantity that is four times as great as another)
S: (n) lowest common multiple (lowest_common_multiple%1:09:00::), least common multiple (least_common_multiple%1:09:00::), lcm (lcm%1:09:00::) (the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers) "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36"

S: (n) sum (sum%1:09:01::), amount (amount%1:09:00::), total (total%1:09:00::) (a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers)

S: (n) grand total (grand_total%1:09:00::) (the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers)
S: (n) subtotal (subtotal%1:09:00::) (the sum of part of a group of numbers)

S: (n) proportional (proportional%1:09:00::) (one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion)
S: (n) binomial (binomial%1:09:00::) ((mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms)