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mass density

mass of a sample, material or body divided by its volume
Class type of: physical quantity, intensive quantity, quotient Q29539

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
mechanical property, measurand[6]
Subclass of
physical quantity, intensive quantity, quotient, quotient of two quantities, physical property, non-meta generic quality[7][8]
Defining formula
\rho = \frac{\mathrm{d} m}{\mathrm{d} V}
Described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics, ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics, Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Different from
volumetric quantity, density, population density, surface density[21][22][23][24]
ISQ dimension
\mathsf{L}^{-3} \mathsf{M}
In defining formula
\rho, m, V
Main Wikidata property
P2054[20]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[27]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject Lukion taulukot[25][26]
Opposite of
specific volume[10]
Quantity symbol (LaTeX)
\rho, \rho_m
Quantity symbol (string)
ρ[9]
Recommended unit of measurement
kilogram per cubic metre, tonne per cubic metre, kilogram per litre[28][29][30]
🏷️ Also known as
en density en volumic mass en mass density en volumetric mass density ar كثافة ar الكثافة ar كيلوجرام-قوة ar كتلة حجمية ar كثافه cs hustota cs hustota hmotnosti cs objemová hustota cs objemová hmotnost cs měrná hmotnost cs lineární hustota da massetæthed da massefylde da masefylde da vægtfylde da densitet
🔖 Identifiers · 55
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85036848
GND ID
4204634-8
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Density column.JPG ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300056237
Australian Educational Vocabulary ID
scot/893
BNCF Thesaurus ID
28550
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119773882
Brilliant Wiki ID
density
Colon Classification
C2:1
Common Core Ontologies concept ID
ont00000009
ComputerLanguage.com definition
density
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
natuurkunde-scheikunde-en-sterrenkunde/soortelijk-gewicht, natuurkunde-scheikunde-en-sterrenkunde/soortelijke-massa
Show all 55 identifiers +43
De Agostini ID
densità
Dewey Decimal Classification
531.14
Dictionary of Archives Terminology ID
density
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
46JlQY
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
111228
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/density
Equivalent class
w3id.org
Freebase ID
/m/02btf
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
densitat-0
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0174406
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
tetthet, massetetthet, densitet
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3146339
IEV number
113-03-07
IUPAC Gold Book ID
D01590
J9U entity ID
987007548285805171
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
density
KBpedia ID
Density
Lex ID
massefylde
MetaSat ID
density
Museum-digital tag ID
73714, 156124
NALT ID
20350
NDL Authority ID
00567732
NE.se ID
densitet
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
4458
Open Library subject ID
density
PSH ID
2923
Phenotype and Trait Ontology ID
0001019
QUDT dimension ID
A0E0L-3I0M1H0T0D0
QUDT quantity kind ID
Density
Quora topic ID
Density-physics
ScienceDirect topic ID
earth-and-planetary-sciences/density-mass-volume
Stack Exchange tag
physics.stackexchange.com
Topic's main category
Category:Density
Treccani ID
densita
Treccani Vocabulary ID
densita
Treccani's Dizionario delle Scienze Fisiche ID
densita
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
densita
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
densita
Vikidia article ID
en:Density, es:Densidad, fr:Masse_volumique
Wolfram Language quantity ID
MassDensity
World of Physics ID
Density
YSO ID
14628
Zhihu topic ID
19604772

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 7
relative density, density of air, mass concentration, bulk density, critical density, cosmic density, particle density
← Measured physical quantity 5
kilogram per cubic metre, degree Brix, Planck density, gram per cubic centimetre, degree Plato
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Different from 3
population density, density, surface density
Subclass of 3
physical quantity, quotient, intensive quantity
← Different from 3
population density, density, surface density
← Has characteristic 3
matter, material, weight
Belongs to 2
Bernoulli's principle, hydraulic conductivity
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Opposite of 1
specific volume
Recommended unit of measurement 1
kilogram per cubic metre
Topic's main category 1
Category:Density
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Density
← Facet of 1
density gradient
← Has contributing factor 1
terminal velocity
← Measures 1
tricorder
← Opposite of 1
specific volume
← Type locality (geology) 1
Iceland spar
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Summary

mass density is a mechanical property[1]. It is a type of physical quantity[2], intensive quantity[3], quotient[4], and quotient of two quantities[5].

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  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . nist.gov. Retrieved . nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Zache-test · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject Lukion taulukot
    "Created claim: On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Lukion taulukot, Add WikiProject Lukion taulukot membership (P5008) with ISQ-derived-quantity criterion (P1013) and source references: ma"
  2. 13d ago · Retkhaberi · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [rki] label: သိပ်သည်းဆ"
  3. 17d ago · Wsikik · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Image: Density column.JPG"
  4. 17d ago · Wsikik · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Image: Density column.JPG"
  5. 17d ago · Wsikik · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Image: Density column.JPG"
  6. 17d ago · Wsikik · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Phenotype and Trait Ontology ID → 0001019
    Image → Density column.JPG
    "Created claim: Image: Density column.JPG"
  7. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/quality/Density
    "Removed claim: Equivalent class: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001019"
  8. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → physical quantity, intensive quantity, quotient +2
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/quality/Density
    "Changed claim: Subclass of: physical property, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect physical property → physical property (…"
  9. 9w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Common Core Ontologies concept ID → ont00000009
    Subclass of → physical quantity, intensive quantity, quotient +2
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/quality/Density
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #53024"
  10. 10w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → physical quantity, intensive quantity, quotient +2
    "Created claim: Subclass of: physical property"
  11. 10w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/quality/Density
    "Created claim: Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/quality/Density"
  12. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 46JlQY
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  13. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → volumetric quantity, density, population density +1
    Maintained by WikiProject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Subclass of → physical quantity, intensive quantity, quotient +2
    Opposite of → specific volume
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 14628, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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