Means and Quantity

Means

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

Quantity noun - A considerable amount.

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

known	known means	known quantity
old	old means	old quantity
good	good means	good quantity
better	better means	better quantity
Other adjectives: certain, real, few, limited, unknown, available.

However, the sheer quantity built (and the relative lack of anything older) means that they are extremely common in the heritage world.

Source: Useful Notes / National Rail
Admittedly, the disembowelment thing is because the sheer quantity of Ogre entrails means it's an agonising death they can't treat and which can take days to kill them.

Source: Blue And Orange Morality / Tabletop Games
The top brass, under pressure from City Hall to decrease crime by any means necessary, begin juking the stats, putting quantity of arrests over quality.

Source: Dirty Cop

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