concentration

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Singular
concentration

Plural
concentrations

concentration (plural concentrations)

  1. The proportion of a substance in a mixture.
    1. (chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in parts per million (ppm)
  2. The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
    1. The act, process or product of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation.
    2. 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.
  3. A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.

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  • (course of study): major

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[edit] Etymology

From concentrer.

[edit] Noun

concentration f.

  1. concentration
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