Definition:Mass Density/Symbol
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Mass Density: Symbol
The usual symbol used to denote (mass) 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
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): density: 1.
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): density: 1.