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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

linear unit, linear measure go
a unit of measurement of length

astronomy unit
a linear unit used for astronomical distances

noun.quantity

6 Subcategories

light year, light-year go
the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year
light hour go
the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour
light minute go
the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute
light second go
the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second
Astronomical Unit, AU go
a unit of length used for distances within the solar system
parsec, secpar go
a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc