relative quantity vs amount

amount vs relative quantity

relative quantity and amount both are nouns.

relative quantity is not a verb while amount is a verb.

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

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

relative quantity: a quantity relative to some purpose
amount: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

Other hypernyms of relative quantity include measure, quantity.

relative quantity (noun)	amount (noun)
a quantity relative to some purpose	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
	the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
	a quantity of money

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

Difference between relative quantity and amount

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