(physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity
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inertial mass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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inertial mass
Since photons have inertial mass, they have an equivalent gravitational mass.
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According to general relativity, inertial mass and gravitational mass are the same.
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This is, in principle, how we would measure the inertial mass of an object.
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Note that the above derivation relies on the equivalence of inertial mass and gravitational mass.
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The inertial mass of an object determines its acceleration in the presence of an applied force.
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If inertial mass were negative, physics would make no sense.
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Inertial mass, gravitational mass, and the various other mass-related phenomena are conceptually distinct.
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The 1904 paper includes a detailed discussion of the increase of the inertial mass of rapidly moving objects.
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Tests of the weak equivalence principle are those that verify the equivalence of gravitational mass and inertial mass.
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