Definition for Density

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1) In the context of populations, the numbers of organisms in a given unit area.

2) In terms of mass, the density of a material is its mass per unit volume. The symbol most often used for density is ρ (rho). Mathematically, density is defined as mass divided by volume: ρ = mass / volume.