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According to the current definition, a quantity is a function assigning a real number to objects (or pairs, threes, etc., of objects) and to instants. This assignment is made in accordance with a measurement. Thus theories of quantities are usually built up on the basis of the theory of measurement and even these two types of theories happen to be identified.
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Kałuszyńska, E. (1982). Characteristics of Additive Quantities. In: Krajewski, W. (eds) Polish Essays in the Philosophy of the Natural Sciences. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 68. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7705-1_17
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