A required, allotted, or fixed amount or portion of something (distinct from the physics sense of a discrete unit of energy)

Latin quantum, 'how much,' neuter of quantus

Amount Portion Share
"The Sixteenth Finance Commission held the States' vertical devolution at 41 per cent, so the aggregate quantum of unconditional transfer did not expand even as States' expenditure responsibilities kept growing."

Common in GS2/GS3 fiscal-federalism and legal-drafting contexts, e.g., 'the quantum of compensation was raised from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 30 lakh following Dr Balram Singh v. Union of India.'

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