Vibration frequency response function can be calculated, thereby characterizing the system. This technique is used in the field of experimental modal analysis to determine the vibration characteristics of a structure. The simple mass–spring–damper model is the foundation of vibration analysis, but what about more complex systems? The mass–spring–damper model described above is called a single degree of freedom (SDOF) model since the mass is assumed to only move up and down. In more complex systems, the system must be discretized into more masses that move in more than one direction, adding degrees of freedom. The major concepts of multiple degrees of
Number density the objects in the volume "V" can be expressed as Similar expressions are valid for electric charge or any other extensive quantity associated with countable objects. For example, replacing "m" with "q" (total charge) and "m" with "q" (charge of each object) in the above equation will lead to a correct expression for charge. The number density of solute molecules in a solvent is sometimes called concentration, although usually concentration is expressed as a number of moles per unit volume (and thus called molar concentration). For any substance, the number density can be expressed in terms of its amount concentration