Definition:Inertial Mass
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Definition
Inertial mass is the property of a body $B$ that determines its resistance to acceleration under the application of an external force.
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Historical Note
The inertial mass of a body has been shown to be equivalent to its gravitational mass.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inertial mass
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inertial mass