relative quantity vs zero

zero vs relative quantity

relative quantity and zero both are nouns.

relative quantity is not an adjective while zero is an adjective.

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

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

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

relative quantity: a quantity relative to some purpose
zero: a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

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

relative quantity (noun)	zero (noun)
a quantity relative to some purpose	the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
	the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
	a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
	a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential

relative quantity (adjective)	zero (adjective)
	of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
	indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
	having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
	indicating an initial point or origin

relative quantity (verb)	zero (verb)
	adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
	adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

Difference between relative quantity and zero

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