DENSITY

density, denseness

(noun) the amount per unit size

concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness

(noun) the spatial property of being crowded together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

density (countable and uncountable, plural densities)

(physics) A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.

Synonym: mass density

The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed.

Synonym: number density

(mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.

Synonym: probability density

(dated) Stupidity; denseness.

Hyponyms

• charge density

• energy density

• electron density

• freight density

Anagrams

• Destiny, destiny

Source: Wiktionary


Den"si*ty, n. Etym: [L. densitas; cf. F. densité.]

1. The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity.

2. (Physics)

Definition: The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance used as a standard.

Note: For gases the standard substance is hydrogen, at a temperature of 0º Centigrade and a pressure of 760 millimeters. For liquids and solids the standard is water at a temperature of 4º Centigrade. The density of solids and liquids is usually called specific gravity, and the same is true of gases when referred to air as a standard.

3. (Photog.)

Definition: Depth of shade. Abney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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