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den·si·ty Listen to audio/ˈdɛnsəti/ noun
plural den·si·ties
1 [noncount] : the quality or state of being dense: such as a : the quality of having parts that are close together
the jungle's density
b : the quality of being difficult to see through
We were surprised by the fog's density.
c : the quality of being difficult to understand
the density of her writing style
2 : the amount of something in a particular space or area [count] This part of the country has a high population density. [=many people live in this part of the country] [noncount] There has been an increase in (population) density in this area.
3 technical : the amount of matter in something that is shown by the relationship between its weight and size [count] metals with different densities These instruments are used for measuring the density of the atmosphere. [noncount] older women who have lost bone density [=whose bones are less solid and heavy]

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