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Bulk Property.

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  • Author(s): Kte'pi, Bill, MA
  • Source:
    Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science, 2022. 2p.
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    • Abstract:
      A bulk property is a physical property of a system that is "scale-invariant", that is, it does not change with the scale, size, or total amount of material in the system. Bulk properties are also called intensive properties, intensive variables, and intensive quantities; different terminology is favored by different disciplines. A property in the sense used in mathematics (and philosophy) is an attribute possessed by an object. While the weight or juice content of an orange, for instance, is scale-variant, its color, taste, and fragrance are bulk properties, properties that do not affect and are not affected by scale.