fundamental quantity vs amount

amount vs fundamental quantity

fundamental quantity and amount both are nouns.

fundamental quantity is not a verb while amount is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fundamental quantity	Yes	No	No	No
amount	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

fundamental quantity: one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement
amount: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

Other hypernyms of fundamental quantity include measure, quantity.

fundamental quantity (noun)	amount (noun)
one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
	the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
	a quantity of money

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

Difference between fundamental quantity and amount

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