What does Concentration mean?

Definitions for Concentration
ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃəncon·cen·tra·tion

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Concentration.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. concentrationnoun

    the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume

  2. concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactnessnoun

    the spatial property of being crowded together

  3. concentrationnoun

    strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material

  4. concentrationnoun

    increase in density

  5. concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersionnoun

    complete attention; intense mental effort

  6. concentrationnoun

    bringing together military forces

  7. assiduity, assiduousness, concentrationnoun

    great and constant diligence and attention

Wiktionary

  1. concentrationnoun

    The proportion of a substance in a mixture.

  2. concentrationnoun

    The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.

  3. concentrationnoun

    A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Concentrationnoun

    Collection into a narrow space round the center; compression into a narrow compass.

    Etymology: from concentrate.

    All circular bodies, that receive a concentration of the light, must be shadowed in a circular manner Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

ChatGPT

  1. concentration

    Concentration refers to the measure of the amount of a substance (solute) present in a certain volume or mass of another substance (solvent), often presented in terms of mass per unit volume. It can also refer to the act of focusing one's mental or physical effort on a particular activity, object or thought.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Concentrationnoun

    the act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration

  2. Concentrationnoun

    the act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as by evaporation

  3. Concentrationnoun

    the act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. concentration.]

Wikidata

  1. Concentration

    In chemistry, concentration is the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture. Several types of mathematical description can be distinguished: mass concentration, molar concentration, number concentration, and volume concentration. The term concentration can be applied to any kind of chemical mixture, but most frequently it refers to solutes and solvents in solutions. The molar concentration has variants such as normal concentration and osmotic concentration.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Concentration' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2574

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Concentration' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4559

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Concentration' in Nouns Frequency: #771

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Concentration in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Concentration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Concentration in a Sentence

  1. Vice President Joe Biden:

    If you take a look at everyone from the IMF to Standard and Poor's, the greatest concern they have about economic growth is the concentration of wealth.

  2. Grand Slam:

    You need something extra to beat those players. I did show that today, but if I manage to keep the same levels of concentration like I did today, same patience, same mental toughness, willing to fight, I'm pretty sure it's going to go pretty well.

  3. Amy Adams:

    Tart cherry juice can increase our bodies' ability to use tryptophan, which is an amino acid linked to sleep. Tart cherry also has a high melatonin concentration, research says 8 oz of tart cherry juice in the morning and nighttime for as little as two weeks can significantly reduce insomnia.

  4. Arnold Palmer:

    Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.

  5. Ben Carson:

    My energy levels are perfectly fine, as I've said many times, there have been many times where I've operated 12, 15, 20 hours, and that requires a lot of energy. Doesn't require a lot of jumping up and down and screaming, but it does require a lot of concentration.

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