Quantity (kamm) is the accidental category concerned with magnitude or count. Length, spatial extension and the number of items in a collection are examples.
A stick is two yards long — the stick is the body, while its length falls under quantity.
Five books are on a table — the count of the books illustrates quantity.
Neither the stick nor the books are simply quantity in their entire reality. The relevant aspect being classified is their magnitude or number.
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Highest Genera and the Ten Categories
Quantity (kamm) is the accidental category concerned with magnitude or count. Length, spatial extension and the number of items in a collection are examples.
A stick is two yards long — the stick is the body, while its length falls under quantity.
Five books are on a table — the count of the books illustrates quantity.
Neither the stick nor the books are simply quantity in their entire reality. The relevant aspect being classified is their magnitude or number.