Definition:Density (Physics)/Symbol
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Density: Symbol
The usual symbol used to denote density of a body is $\rho$ (Greek letter rho).
Some sources use $d$, but that has so many other uses that it may become confused with other things.
Sources
- 1921: C.E. Weatherburn: Elementary Vector Analysis ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$. Addition and Subtraction of Vectors. Centroids: Definitions: $1$. Scalar and vector quantities