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Mass function

Mass function may refer to: *Binary mass function, a function that gives the minimum mass of a star or planet in a spectroscopic binary system *Halo mass function, a function that describes the mass distribution of dark matter halos *Initial mass function, a function that describes the distribution of star masses when they initially form, before evolution *Probability mass function, a function that gives the probability that a discrete random variable is exactly equal to some value

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Mass function may refer to: *Binary mass function, a function that gives the minimum mass of a star or planet in a spectroscopic binary system *Halo mass function, a function that describes the mass distribution of dark matter halos *Initial mass function, a function that describes the distribution of star masses when they initially form, before evolution *Probability mass function, a function that gives the probability that a discrete random variable is exactly equal to some value

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