missing mass

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the difference in mass in the universe between that observed to exist and that necessary for the closed universe model.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1975–80

Their bodies were later found incinerated and buried in mass graves outside of town.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Twin buglers played “Taps” and three police helicopters flew overhead in the missing-man formation.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Sybil is dead, as is Matthew; Gregson is missing with dark hints about his fate.
What Downton’s Fashion Really Means|Katie Baker|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Even those Christians who do want to minister amid the rancor of race and policing are missing the mark.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Charred beams and blackened walls showed stark and gaunt in the glow of a smoldering mass of wreckage.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
But hitherto, before these new ideas began to spread in our community, the mass of men and women definitely settled down.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
But more—he realised that the missing part of her was now astir, touched into life by another, and a younger, man.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The Turks were no longer in mass but extended in several lines, less than a pace between each man.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Thus among the huge mass of accumulated commodities the simplest wants would go unsatisfied.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

missing mass

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See dark matter.