"point mass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: point masses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} point mass (plural point masses)
  1. (classical mechanics) A theoretical point with mass assigned to it. Categories (topical): Classical mechanics Synonyms: pointmass Related terms: point particle Translations (theoretical point with mass assigned to it): hmotný bod [masculine] (Czech), massapiste (Finnish), υλικό σημείο (ylikó simeío) [neuter] (Greek), punct material [neuter] (Romanian), punktmassa [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-point_mass-en-noun-by2gZmUL Disambiguation of 'theoretical point with mass assigned to it': 97 3
  2. (statistics) A probability distribution with unity probability mass at one specific outcome, and zero probability mass everywhere else. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-point_mass-en-noun-E5BK5JFA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 87 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Inflected forms

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