density

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/ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/

noun

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noun
The amount of people or matter in a particular space.
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Extra detail
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.

Examples

A recent survey revealed that the population density in the metropolis was decreasing.
A recent survey reveals that the population density in the metropolis is decreasing.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 5

Also pronounced

[ˈdɛn.sə.ɾi]

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noun

Extra meanings

The amount of a certain phenomenon (such as stuff, things, energy, or otherwise) in a given area (surface area) or volume (amount of space).
A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.
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.

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The population density in this city is very high.
The number of particles per unit volume of a specified volume can be considered to be the particle density for the specified volume.
There's only so much density that pedagogy can penetrate.

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In the past two years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has located nearly 3,000 exoplanet candidates ranging from sub-Earth-sized minions to gas giants that dwarf our own Jupiter. Their densities range from that of styrofoam to iron.
2013 May-June, Kevin Heng, “Why Does Nature Form Exoplanets Easily?”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 184
The microcannon was seen moving at about a micron per second, it was about 15 microns long, and the high speed photograph was done in water (density of 1 kg/L, viscosity of about 0.001 pascal seconds).
2018 February 28, Alexander Klotz, “Microcannons firing Nanobullets”, in Softbites
Aquafaba was recovered from 10 commercial canned chickpea products and correlations among aquafaba composition, density, viscosity and foaming properties were investigated. Proton NMR was used to characterize aquafaba composition before and after ultrafiltration through membranes with different molecular weight cut offs (MWCOs of 3, 10, or 50 kDa).
2018 October 3, Youn Young Shim, Rana Mustafa, Jianheng Shen, Kornsulee Ratanapariyanuch, Martin J. T. Reaney, “Composition and Properties of Aquafaba: Water Recovered from Commercially Canned Chickpeas”, in Journal of Visualized Experiments, volume 132, →DOI, →PMID
Density, which is genetically linked, deals with the number of strands per square inch on your scalp. Normal density can range from slight to substantial, varying from person to person.
2007, Lisa Akbari, Every Woman's Guide to Beautiful Hair at Any Age, page 37
It is vital to use proper keyword density because if your density is too low, your SERP's ranking decreases.
2010, Alyssa Ast, The Fundamentals of SEO for the Average Joe, page 23

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French densité or Latin densitas. Morphologically dense + -ity.

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Scientists measured the blank of the gas by dividing mass by volume.