Density is the amount of mass in a given volume.
The symbol most often used for density is p (the lower case Greek letter rho). Mathematically, density is calculated as mass divided by volume (p = m/V).
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Not exactly. Density is the amount of mass per unit volume. In other words, mass divided by volume.
Volume; mass is a measure of the amount of matter, and volume is a measure of the amount of space.
Since "amount of matter" is measured as an object's mass and "a given space" is measured as volume, the amount of matter in an a given space should equal mass/volume. Mass divided by volume is an object's density. Acceptable units of density include: grams/liters, kilograms/cubic meters, slugs/cubic inch, slugs/cubic foot, and many others.
No, mass is not the amount of matter in a given space. It is actually density.
The amount of matter is given space is mass.