Definition:Mass

Definition

The mass of a body is a measure of how much matter it contains.

Mass is equivalent to inertia. Mass also determines the degree to which an object creates or is affected by a gravitational field.

It is a scalar quantity.

Units

• The SI unit of mass is the kilogram $\mathrm {kg}$.

• The CGS unit of mass is the gram $\mathrm g$.

Sources

• Isaac Asimov: Understanding Physics (1966): $\text{I}$: Chapter $3$