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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

temperature unit
a unit of measurement for temperature

noun.quantity

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degree go
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
millidegree go
a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree
K, kelvin go
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Rankine go
a unit of temperature on the Rankine scale
degree day go
a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building