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relative density

rel·a·tive den·si·ty


noun 
Definition:
 
ratio of substance density to standard: the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a standard substance at the same temperature and pressure. For liquids and solids the standard substance is usually water, for gases, air.
Symbol  d


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