quantity vs volume

volume vs quantity

quantity and volume both are nouns.

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

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

quantity: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
volume: the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

Other hyponyms of quantity include chance, probability, quantum, economic value, value, fundamental measure, fundamental quantity, definite quantity, indefinite quantity, relative quantity, metric, system of measurement, cordage, octane number, octane rating, magnetisation, magnetization, radical, proof, time unit, unit of time, point, point in time, period of play, play, playing period, interval, time interval, chronostratigraphic unit, exposure dose.

quantity (noun)	volume (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
an adequate or large amount	the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable	the property of something that is great in magnitude
	a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
	the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
	a relative amount

Difference between quantity and volume

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