radical vs amount

amount vs radical

radical and amount both are nouns.

radical is an adjective but amount is not an adjective.

radical is not a verb while amount is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
radical	Yes	Yes	No	No
amount	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, amount is a hypernym of radical; that is, amount is a word with a broader meaning than radical:

radical: (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
amount: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

Other hypernyms of radical include measure, quantity.

radical (noun)	amount (noun)
a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed	the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
a person who has radical ideas or opinions	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity	a quantity of money
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

radical (adjective)	amount (adjective)
especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
arising from or going to the root or source
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
markedly new or introducing radical change

radical (verb)	amount (verb)
	to measure up to in kind or quality
	add up in number or quantity
	be tantamount or equivalent to

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