Talk:density

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Rfv-sense "The ratio of one quantity to another quantity." with the usex "The number of particles per unit volume of a specified volume can be considered to be the particle density for the specified volume.‎" Tagged but not listed. - -sche (discuss) 23:40, 19 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

It sounds like sense 1, but is the distinction the fact that sense 1 talks about "matter", whereas some particles are massless?! Equinox 23:49, 19 August 2016 (UTC)Reply
I think the difference is that sense 1 is mass divided by volume, whereas sense 2 can be some other ratio (in the usex, it's number of particles divided by volume). I've added three quotations to support sense 2. I think it could probably be rephrased to be more specific—maybe something like "A measure of some quantity per unit space"? —Mr. Granger (talkcontribs) 01:29, 20 August 2016 (UTC)Reply
But it's not necessarily in space. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 23:55, 11 May 2017 (UTC)Reply


Can it also mean stupidity?

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...like the adjective sense at dense. Equinox 07:49, 7 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

I would say denseness for that sense, but density also exists: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]. Seems to be dated. I'll add it to the entry. —Granger (talk · contribs) 03:57, 8 May 2020 (UTC)Reply