relative quantity vs N

N vs relative quantity

relative quantity and N both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relative quantity	Yes	No	No	No
N	Yes	No	No	No

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

relative quantity: a quantity relative to some purpose
N: (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter

Other hyponyms of relative quantity include enough, sufficiency, normality, absolute majority, majority, plurality, relative majority, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo.

relative quantity (noun)	N (noun)
a quantity relative to some purpose	the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
	(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
	a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
	the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
	a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

Difference between relative quantity and N

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