Abundance

(noun.) the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; 'an age of abundance'.

(noun.) (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million.

(noun.) (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present.

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• The abundance or scantiness of this supply, too, seems to depend more upon the former of those two circumstances than upon the latter. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Yes, but we are not to conform to nature; I wish these girls to be the children of Grace: and why that abundance? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Sam was there new oiled from dinner, with an abundance of zealous and ready officiousness. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The Philosophical Transactions furnish us with abundance of histories of earthquakes, particularly one at Oxford in 1665, by Dr. Wallis and Mr. Boyle. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Having few artificial wants, they have abundance of leisure for improvement by conversation. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• In this way he was able to accumulate an abundance before the time finally fixed upon for the move, the 4th of May. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Whereas in the King's Bench--' Mr Rugg waved his right hand freely, as expressing abundance of space. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• There was an abundance of laughing and blessing Mas'r, as St. Clare distributed small pieces of change among them. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The early dinner hour at Joe's, left me abundance of time, without hurrying my talk with Biddy, to walk over to the old spot before dark. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Their quantity in China and Indostan must have been more or less affected by the abundance of the mines of America. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Petty wanted trade encyclopedias prepared, and hoped for inventions in abundance. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• He was a man whom it made happy to see others happy; he liked to have movement, animation, abundance and enjoyment round him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• This greater abundance, as it must necessarily have increased their enjoyments, so it must likewise have augmented their industry. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• We see now one reason for an abundance of fresh air in daily life. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• One immediate result of this achievement of printing was the appearance of an abundance of Bibles in the world. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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