Density
What Density means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Mass per unit volume, calculated as mass divided by volume, using units such as g/cm³ or kg/m³.
A comparison of mass with volume, calculated as mass ÷ volume, commonly in g/cm³ or kg/m³.
Mass divided by volume, given in units such as g/cm³.
Topics that use Density
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (AQA GCSE)
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- compound interest
- Compound Measure
- compound unit
- constant of proportionality
- direct proportion
- equality of ratios
- inverse proportion
- Multiplier
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