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The English language has a number of [[Word|words]] that denote specific or approximate [[Quantity|quantities]] that are themselves not [[Number|numbers]] <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Along with numerals, and special-purpose words like some, any, much, more, every, and all, they are [[Quantifier|Quantifiers]]. Quantifiers are a kind of determiner and occur in many constructions with other determiners, like articles: e.g, two dozen or more than a score. Scientific non-numerical quantities are represented as [[International System of Units|SI units]].
== List of non-numerical quantities ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|[[wiktionary:brace|Brace]]
|2
|An old term of [[Venery (hunting)|venery]], meaning means ‘a pair of [some animal, especially birds] caught in the hunt’. Also a measure of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
|-
|[[Couple]]
|2
|A set of [[two]] of items of a type
|-
|[[Century]]
|100
|Primarily denotes one hundred years, but occasionally used, especially in the context of competitive racing, to refer to something consisting of one hundred, as in a 100-mile race.
|-
|[[Dozen]]
|12
|A collection of twelve things or units from Old French ''dozaine'' "a dozen, a number of twelve" in various usages, from ''doze'' (12c.) <ref> Origin and meaning of dozen by Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/dozen|access-date=2021-03-22|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Baker's dozen]]
|13
|From the notion that a baker would include an extra item in a batch of twelve so as not to be accused of shortchanging a customer
|-
|Half-dozen
|6
|Six of something
|-
|[[Decade]]
|10
|Primarily denotes ten years, but occasionally refers to ten of something
|-
|[[Duo]]
|2
|In reference to people engaged in an endeavor together, as in musical performance (other words denote three or more people in the same context: trio, quartet, etc.)
|-
|[[wiktionary:grand|Grand]]
|1,000
|Slang for a thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds.
|-
|[[Gross (unit)|Gross]]
|144
|Twelve dozen
|-
|[[Score]]
|20
|Presumably from the practice, in counting sheep or large herds of cattle, of counting orally from one to twenty, and making a score or notch on a stick, before proceeding to count the next twenty <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref> Search Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://ift.tt/3vLV8mp>. A distance of twenty yards in ancient archery and gunnery <ref></ref>.
|-
|[[wiktionary:large|Large]]
|1,000
|Slang for one thousand
|-
|[[Myriad]]
|10,000
|Loosely refers to a very large quantity
|-
|[[Pair]]
|2
|Often in reference to identical objects
|-
|[[Trio]]
|3
|Referring to people working or collaborating especially in musical performance
|-
|[[Few]]
|3
|Small number of something
|-
|[[Quartet]]
|4
|Referring to people working or collaborating especially in musical performance
|-
|[[1728 (number)|Great gross]]
|1,728
|A dozen gross (12x144)
|-
|[[Hat-trick]]
|3
|The achievement of, a generally positive feat, three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three <ref> Search Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://ift.tt/3lFHUme>
|-
|[[Small gross]]
|120
|Ten dozen (10x12) <ref></ref>
|-
|[[Long hundred|Great hundred]]
|120
|Ten dozen (10x12) or six score (6x20), also known as long-hundred or twelfty <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
|}
== References ==
== List of non-numerical quantities ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Name
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|[[wiktionary:brace|Brace]]
|2
|An old term of [[Venery (hunting)|venery]], meaning means ‘a pair of [some animal, especially birds] caught in the hunt’. Also a measure of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
|-
|[[Couple]]
|2
|A set of [[two]] of items of a type
|-
|[[Century]]
|100
|Primarily denotes one hundred years, but occasionally used, especially in the context of competitive racing, to refer to something consisting of one hundred, as in a 100-mile race.
|-
|[[Dozen]]
|12
|A collection of twelve things or units from Old French ''dozaine'' "a dozen, a number of twelve" in various usages, from ''doze'' (12c.) <ref> Origin and meaning of dozen by Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/dozen|access-date=2021-03-22|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Baker's dozen]]
|13
|From the notion that a baker would include an extra item in a batch of twelve so as not to be accused of shortchanging a customer
|-
|Half-dozen
|6
|Six of something
|-
|[[Decade]]
|10
|Primarily denotes ten years, but occasionally refers to ten of something
|-
|[[Duo]]
|2
|In reference to people engaged in an endeavor together, as in musical performance (other words denote three or more people in the same context: trio, quartet, etc.)
|-
|[[wiktionary:grand|Grand]]
|1,000
|Slang for a thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds.
|-
|[[Gross (unit)|Gross]]
|144
|Twelve dozen
|-
|[[Score]]
|20
|Presumably from the practice, in counting sheep or large herds of cattle, of counting orally from one to twenty, and making a score or notch on a stick, before proceeding to count the next twenty <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref> Search Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://ift.tt/3vLV8mp>. A distance of twenty yards in ancient archery and gunnery <ref></ref>.
|-
|[[wiktionary:large|Large]]
|1,000
|Slang for one thousand
|-
|[[Myriad]]
|10,000
|Loosely refers to a very large quantity
|-
|[[Pair]]
|2
|Often in reference to identical objects
|-
|[[Trio]]
|3
|Referring to people working or collaborating especially in musical performance
|-
|[[Few]]
|3
|Small number of something
|-
|[[Quartet]]
|4
|Referring to people working or collaborating especially in musical performance
|-
|[[1728 (number)|Great gross]]
|1,728
|A dozen gross (12x144)
|-
|[[Hat-trick]]
|3
|The achievement of, a generally positive feat, three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three <ref> Search Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://ift.tt/3lFHUme>
|-
|[[Small gross]]
|120
|Ten dozen (10x12) <ref></ref>
|-
|[[Long hundred|Great hundred]]
|120
|Ten dozen (10x12) or six score (6x20), also known as long-hundred or twelfty <ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
|}
== References ==
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