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A '''slug''' is a unit of mass used in [[aerospace]] classes at U.S. universities, but has never been seen in a non-academic setting.
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A '''slug''' is a unit of mass used in [[aerospace]] classes at U.S. universities, but has never been seen in a non-academic setting.  The exact definition of a slug is not known precisely, but it is believed to be related somehow to [[pound mass]].
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Pound mass]]
 
* [[Pound mass]]

Latest revision as of 23:18, 10 February 2012

A slug is a unit of mass used in aerospace classes at U.S. universities, but has never been seen in a non-academic setting. The exact definition of a slug is not known precisely, but it is believed to be related somehow to pound mass.

See also