chance vs quantity

quantity vs chance

chance and quantity both are nouns.

chance is an adjective but quantity is not an adjective.

chance is a verb but quantity is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
quantity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, quantity is a hypernym of chance; that is, quantity is a word with a broader meaning than chance:

chance: 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
quantity: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

Other hypernyms of chance include amount, measure.

chance (noun)	quantity (noun)
a risk involving danger	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
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	an adequate or large amount
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	quantity (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

chance (verb)	quantity (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance

Difference between chance and quantity

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