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Mass
Subject:	Applied Mathematics & Physics
Level	Ordinary & Honours

Mass is defined as a quantitative description of the amount of matter in an object. It is commonly confused with weight in everyday usage, however these are two different physical concepts.

[edit] Applications & Formulae

The mass of an object can be defined in a formula using Newton's second law of motion

Where:

• is the mass of the object.

• is the vector force acting on the object.

• is the acceleration that the object experiences due to the force .