precipitation vs indefinite quantity

indefinite quantity vs precipitation

precipitation and indefinite quantity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
precipitation	Yes	No	No	No
indefinite quantity	Yes	No	No	No

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

precipitation: the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
indefinite quantity: an estimated quantity

precipitation (noun)	indefinite quantity (noun)
an unexpected acceleration or hastening	an estimated quantity
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
the process of forming a chemical precipitate
the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time

Difference between precipitation and indefinite quantity

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