Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

point mass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: point -mass
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theoretical point with mass assigned to it.

noun

A probability distribution with unity probability mass at one specific outcome, and zero probability mass everywhere else.

Inflected Forms

point masses (plural) pointmass (alternative)

Phrases

point particle

Frequently Paired Words

point particle

Synonyms

pointlike mass

Questions

What does point mass mean?: A theoretical point with mass assigned to it.

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