# initial mass function

> empirical function that describes the initial distribution of masses for a population of stars

**Wikidata**: [Q1194026](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1194026)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_mass_function)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/initial-mass-function


## References

1. [Source](https://lingualibre.fr/wiki/Q172033)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)