Instance and Quantity

Instance

Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Quantity and instance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quantity" instead a noun "Instance".

Quantity noun - A considerable amount.

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Instance and quantity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Quantity".

known	known instance	known quantity
good	good instance	good quantity
rare	rare instance	rare quantity
specific	specific instance	specific quantity
Other adjectives: certain, small, real, well-known, few, lesser, significant, unusual.

If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity of number?

Source: Kill It with Fire
For instance, the term "spaghetti western" comes from the large quantity of cowboy movies made in Italy, of all places — despite the fact that the Western genre is firmly rooted in American history.

Source: Germans Love David Hasselhoff / Film

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