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== Mass==
 
== Mass==
  
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:1. A large body of matter with no definite shape. ([https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mass Oxford dictionary])
  
=== Definitions===
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:2.  The quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field. ([https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mass Oxford dictionary (physics)])
  
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:3.  1) A measure of the amount of matter in an object. Mass is usually measured in grams or kilograms. 2) a measurement of the quantity of matter contained in a particle or body regardless of its location in the universe and the gravitational force applied to it. Mass is constant, while weight is affected by the distance of the object from the center of the earth (or other such body). Mass is not affected by gravity. ([http://chemistry-dictionary.com/definition/mass.html chemistry dictionary])
  
'''D1''' (based on V1.1 and V1.2)
 
*  '''A body of matter that does not have a definite (named/identifiable) shape.'''
 
  
'''D2''' (merged and shortened from V2.1 and V2.2)
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==== Closely Related Terms ====
*  '''A measure of the amount of matter of an object.'''
 
  
 
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* For Mass in the sense of 1: [[Edu:Stuff|Stuff]]
==== Definition Variants====
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* For Mass in the sense of 2 or 3: [[Edu:Quantity|Quantity]]
 
 
 
 
'''V1.1''' ([https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mass Oxford dictionary])
 
*  A large body of matter with no definite shape.
 
 
 
'''V1.2''' (pick one)
 
*  see comment below
 
 
 
'''V2.1''' ([https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mass Oxford dictionary (physics)])
 
*  The quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field.
 
 
 
'''V2.2''' ([http://chemistry-dictionary.com/definition/mass.html chemistry dictionary])
 
*  1) A measure of the amount of matter in an object. Mass is usually measured in grams or kilograms. 2) a measurement of the quantity of matter contained in a particle or body regardless of its location in the universe and the gravitational force applied to it. Mass is constant, while weight is affected by the distance of the object from the center of the earth (or other such body). Mass is not affected by gravity.
 
 
 
==== Closely related terms====
 
 
 
* For Mass in the sense of D1: [[Stuff]]
 
* For Mass in the sense of D2: [[Quantity]]
 
 
 
=== Commentary ===
 
* Note regarding V1.2: there are many papers which take roughly V1.1, but without the 'large' and the 'no definite shape' to be not equating some object and not equating with a quantity of the matter. However, neither of the papers provide a definition and instead illustrate the difference with examples and characteristic features as distinct from objects and count nouns.
 
* In short: the term is polysemous and can refer to either the stuff or an amount of it, depending on the context the word is used.
 
* RR: why is 'mass' a term? It seems like it is a physics-specific term.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 8 January 2020

Mass

1. A large body of matter with no definite shape. (Oxford dictionary)
2. The quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field. (Oxford dictionary (physics))
3. 1) A measure of the amount of matter in an object. Mass is usually measured in grams or kilograms. 2) a measurement of the quantity of matter contained in a particle or body regardless of its location in the universe and the gravitational force applied to it. Mass is constant, while weight is affected by the distance of the object from the center of the earth (or other such body). Mass is not affected by gravity. (chemistry dictionary)


Closely Related Terms

  • For Mass in the sense of 1: Stuff
  • For Mass in the sense of 2 or 3: Quantity