Concentration vs. Amount — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Concentration and Amount
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Concentration
In chemistry, concentration is the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture. Several types of mathematical description can be distinguished: mass concentration, molar concentration, number concentration, and volume concentration.
Amount
A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent
The substance is harmless if taken in small amounts
Sport gives an enormous amount of pleasure to many people
Concentration
The action or power of focusing all one's attention
She was frowning in concentration
Amount
Come to be (the total) when added together
Losses amounted to over 10 million pounds
Concentration
A close gathering of people or things
The island has the greatest concentration of seabirds in the north-west
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Amount
The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.
Concentration
The relative amount of a particular substance contained within a solution or mixture or in a particular volume of space
The gas can collect in dangerous concentrations
Amount
A number; a sum.
Concentration
The act or process of concentrating, especially the fixing of close, undivided attention.
Amount
A principal plus its interest, as in a loan.
Concentration
The condition of being concentrated.
Amount
The full effect or meaning; import.
Concentration
Something that has been concentrated.
Amount
Quantity
A great amount of intelligence.
Concentration
(Chemistry) The amount of a specified substance in a unit amount of another substance.
Amount
To add up in number or quantity
The purchases amounted to 50 dollars.
Concentration
The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
Amount
To add up in import or effect
That plan will never amount to anything.
Concentration
The direction of attention to a specific object.
Amount
To be equivalent or tantamount
Accusations that amount to an indictment.
Concentration
The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
Amount
The total, aggregate or sum of material not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English.
The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.
Concentration
The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
Amount
A quantity or volume.
Pour a small amount of water into the dish.
The dogs need different amounts of food.
Concentration
A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
Amount
The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
Concentration
The proportion of a substance in a whole.
Amount
To total or evaluate.
It amounts to three dollars and change.
Concentration
(chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))
Amount
To be the same as or equivalent to.
He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.
His response amounted to gross insubordination
Concentration
The matching game pelmanism.
Amount
To go up; to ascend.
Concentration
The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.
Concentration of the lunar beams.
Intense concetration of thought.
Amount
To go up; to ascend.
So up he rose, and thence amounted straight.
Concentration
The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
The acid acquires a higher degree of concentration.
Amount
To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; - with to or unto.
Concentration
The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
Amount
To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little.
Concentration
The strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter)
Amount
To signify; to amount to.
Concentration
The spatial property of being crowded together
Amount
The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of a bill; the amount of this year's revenue.
Concentration
Strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing extraneous material
Amount
The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this.
The whole amount of that enormous fame.
Concentration
Increase in density
Amount
How much of something is available;
An adequate amount of food for four people
Concentration
Complete attention; intense mental effort
Amount
A quantity of money;
He borrowed a large sum
The amount he had in cash was insufficient
Concentration
Bringing together military forces
Amount
How much there is of something that you can quantify
Concentration
Great and constant diligence and attention
Amount
A quantity obtained by addition
Amount
Be tantamount or equivalent to;
Her action amounted to a rebellion
Amount
Add up in number or quantity;
The bills amounted to $2,000
The bill came to $2,000
Amount
Develop into;
This idea will never amount to anything
Nothing came of his grandiose plans
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