An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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characteristic mass
  جرم ِ سرشتاری  
jerm-e sereštâri
Fr.: masse caractéristique  

A typical or most likely mass for the formation of an astronomical object. In current star formation models, it is of order of a few tenths of a → solar mass.

See also: → characteristic; → mass.