conception vs quantity

quantity vs conception

conception and quantity both are nouns.

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

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

conception: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
quantity: the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

Other hyponyms of conception include conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization, notion, category, regulation, rule, attribute, dimension, property, abstract, abstraction, division, part, section, whole, law, natural law, law, law of nature, lexicalized concept, hypothesis, possibility, theory, fact, linguistic rule, rule, adiaphoron, hypostatic union.

conception (noun)	quantity (noun)
the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances	an adequate or large amount
the creation of something in the mind	the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
the event that occurred at the beginning of something

Difference between conception and quantity

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