Kilkist

Kilkist (Ukrainian: кількість) is a common noun in Ukrainian that denotes the amount, number, or quantity of something. It is used across everyday speech, science, and data analysis to quantify individuals, items, or data points. The term is formed from a root associated with “how many” and the suffix -ість, creating an abstract noun.

In usage, kilkist can refer to both discrete counts (a small or large number of items) and non-countable quantities (a large amount of data). Typical collocations include велика кількість, мала кількість, кількість людей, кількість даних. In statistics and research, it is often contrasted with чисельність (population size) or кількість спостережень, depending on the context.

In English translations, kilkist is usually rendered as quantity or amount; in some contexts it is close in meaning to count or number. The related adjective form is кількісний, used to describe quantitative methods, data, or analysis.

Etymology: the word is derived from a Slavic root meaning “how many,” with the noun-forming suffix -ість. It has cognates in other Slavic languages, such as Russian количество and Polish ilość, reflecting a common concept across the family of languages.

See also: чисельність, число, сума, обсяг, кількісний.