"point mass" meaning in English

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Noun

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': 94 6
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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