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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

measure, quantity, amount go
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

definite quantity go
a specific measure of amount

unit, unit of measurement go
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

area unit, square measure
a system of units used to measure areas

noun.quantity

17 Subcategories

square inch, sq in go
a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square
square foot, sq ft go
a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square
square yard, sq yd go
a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
square meter, square metre, centare go
a centare is 1/100th of an are
square mile go
an area of 640 acres
quarter section go
a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side
acre go
a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
are, ar go
a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
hectare go
(abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
arpent go
a former French unit of area
barn, b go
(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section
dessiatine go
a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres
morgen go
a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres
rod, perch, pole go
a square rod of land
em, em quad, mutton quad go
a quad with a square body
line, agate line go
space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
inch, column inch go
a unit of measurement for advertising space