amount vs probability

probability vs amount

amount and probability both are nouns.

amount is a verb but probability is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amount	Yes	No	Yes	No
probability	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, probability is a hyponym of amount; that is, probability is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amount:

amount: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
probability: a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

Other hyponyms of amount include chance, quantum, economic value, value, fundamental measure, fundamental quantity, definite quantity, indefinite quantity, relative quantity, metric, system of measurement, cordage, octane number, octane rating, magnetisation, magnetization, radical, volume, volume, proof, time unit, unit of time, point, point in time, period of play, play, playing period, interval, time interval, chronostratigraphic unit, exposure dose.

amount (noun)	probability (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion	a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
a quantity of money

amount (verb)	probability (verb)
to measure up to in kind or quality
add up in number or quantity
be tantamount or equivalent to

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