antall

Antall is a Norwegian noun meaning quantity or count. In both everyday language and formal statistics, it denotes how many units of something exist. For example, "antallet deltakere var 120" translates to "the number of participants was 120."

In Bokmål, antall is a neuter noun used with numerals to express quantity. The indefinite singular is "et antall." The definite singular form is "antallet" (the number). The plural forms are "antall" (indefinite plural) and "antallene" (definite plural).

Common contexts include "antall personer," "antallet av tilfeller," and "et stort antall," meaning "a large number." It appears in statistics, data tables, planning, and reporting. It often collocates with adjectives such as "stort" or "mange." In data processing, it is frequently used as a variable name to store counts.

Etymology and cognates: antall is cognate with Danish antal and Swedish antal, reflecting shared Scandinavian roots for the concept of a count. The word is related to verbs and nouns used for counting in Germanic languages.

In Norwegian, antall contrasts with "prosent" (percent) and "andel" (share) in expressing quantity and proportion.