The state provided a basicquantity of food for daily sustenance, but little else.
国家提供基本的日常食物供应，仅此而已。
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Another basicquantity is the bulk modulus k.
另一个基本的量是体积模量K。
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A basic economic law stating that as the price of a good increase, suppliers will be willing to produce more but consumers will demand less, so that price and quantity are both interrelated.