large indefinite quantity vs billion

billion vs large indefinite quantity

large indefinite quantity and billion both are nouns.

large indefinite quantity is not an adjective while billion is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
large indefinite quantity	Yes	No	No	No
billion	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

large indefinite quantity: an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
billion: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

Other hyponyms of large indefinite quantity include chunk, busload, barrels, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, battalion, large number, multitude, pack, plurality, all get out, billy-ho, billyo, billyoh, boatload, carload, shipload, infinitude, maximum, upper limit, mile, bazillion, gazillion, jillion, million, trillion, zillion, much, myriad, ocean, sea, ream, small fortune, dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads.

large indefinite quantity (noun)	billion (noun)
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude	the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
	the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
	a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

large indefinite quantity (adjective)	billion (adjective)
	denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
	denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

Difference between large indefinite quantity and billion

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