Density (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural den·si·ties.
  1. the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition.
  2. stupidity; slow-wittedness; obtuseness.
  3. the number of inhabitants, dwellings, or the like, per unit area: The commissioner noted that the population density of certain city blocks had fallen dramatically.
  4. mass per unit volume.
  5. Electricity.
    • the quantity of electricity per unit of volume at a point in space, or the quantity per unit of area at a point on a surface.
    • current density.
  6. the degree of opacity of a substance, medium, etc., that transmits light.
  7. the relative degree of opacity of an area of a negative or transparency, often expressed logarithmically.
  8. a measure of the compactness of data saved on a storage medium, as disk or tape, or displayed on an electronic screen.
noun plural -ties
  1. the degree to which something is filled, crowded, or occupied
  2. obtuseness; stupidity
  3. a measure of the compactness of a substance, expressed as its mass per unit volume. It is measured in kilograms per cubic metre or pounds per cubic foot
  4. a measure of a physical quantity per unit of length, area, or volume
  5. physics photog See transmission density, reflection density
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