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[den-si-tee] / ˈdɛn sɪ ti /


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Oxford Street is very different, covering a significantly smaller geographical area, which is primarily a high density, high land value retail and office area.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

L.A. has long suffered an identity crisis, caught between the single-family homes of its past and the multifamily developments that density advocates say are needed for its future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Increasingly, our focus will be on scaling AVs in more cities and achieving higher supply density in those markets,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Question 7 is “the type of measure that can lead to more construction,” he said, and would increase density.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

This would mean that the atom, and indeed all matter, should rapidly collapse to a state of very high density.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

In the coolest of these stars, atmospheric material can reach densities of approximately 1 gram per cubic centimeter, comparable to water and millions of times denser than the Sun's visible surface, known as the photosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Cwm Idwal Partnership Officer Rhys Wheldon-Roberts said monitoring was "really important because it allows us to graze in the right areas at the right densities and at the right time".

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

As the flow of gas from the cosmic web becomes weaker and gas densities decrease, galaxies may become less efficient at converting HI into molecular hydrogen.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

At extremely high densities, quantum effects can generate powerful pressure that prevents matter from being compressed without limit.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

In contrast, many islands with intensive agriculture attained population densities exceeding 120 per square mile.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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