density
/ˈdɛn.sə.ti/ noun C1- 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. · The number of particles per unit volume of a specified volume can be considered to be the particle density for the specified volume.
- 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.
- Stupidity. · There's only so much density that pedagogy can penetrate.
Plural densities
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The abundance of available resources in metropolitan areas allows them to sustain higher population densities than they would in traditional habitats.
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