What is the meaning of Density?

(n.) Depth of shade.
(n.) The quality of being dense, close or thick; compactness; -- opposed to rarity.
(n.) The ratio of mass or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume, especially as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance used as a standard.

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