Conservation-of-mass definition
A principle in classical physics stating that the total mass of an isolated system is unchanged by interaction of its parts.
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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.
Attributive form of conservation of mass.
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Alternative Form of conservation-of-mass -
law of conservation of mass