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Relativistic Mass

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Noun

1. relativistic mass

(physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Relativistic Mass

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n.
In special relativity and general relativity, the observed mass of an object moving with respect to the observer. The relativistic mass is a function of the rest mass and the velocity of the object.

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