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density.

The amount of a certain phenomenon (such as stuff, things, energy, or otherwise) in a given area (surface area) or volume (amount of space).

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/UK/ˈdɛn.sə.ti/UK/ˈdɛn.sə.ti/US[ˈdɛn.sə.ɾi]US
  1. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The amount of a certain phenomenon (such as stuff, things, energy, or otherwise) in a given area (surface area) or volume (amount of space). 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.

    countable · uncountable
    The number of particles per unit volume of a specified volume can be considered to be the particle density for the specified volume.
  3. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Stupidity.

    countable · uncountable
    There's only so much density that pedagogy can penetrate.
Where this word comes from

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

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