Law-of-conservation-of-mass
noun, Physics.
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noun, Physics.
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the principle that in any closed system subjected to no external forces, the mass is constant irrespective of its changes in form; the principle that matter cannot be created or destroyed.
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the principle that the total mass of any isolated system is constant and is independent of any chemical and physical changes taking place within the system
conservation of mass
A principle of classical physics stating that the total mass of a closed system is unchanged by interaction of its parts. The principle does not hold under Special Relativity, since mass and energy can be converted into one another.
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