quantity vs variable quantity

variable quantity vs quantity

quantity and variable quantity both are nouns.

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

As nouns, variable quantity is a hyponym of quantity; that is, variable quantity 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
variable quantity: a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

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

quantity (noun)	variable quantity (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
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

Difference between quantity and variable quantity

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