quantity vs proportional

proportional vs quantity

quantity and proportional both are nouns.

quantity is not an adjective while proportional is an adjective.

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

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

quantity: the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
proportional: one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion

Other hyponyms of quantity include quantum, term, numerical quantity, operand, variable, variable quantity, constant, constant quantity, invariable, parameter, mathematical product, product, amount, sum, total, binomial.

quantity (noun)	proportional (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
an adequate or large amount
the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

quantity (adjective)	proportional (adjective)
	properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
	having a constant ratio

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