The intrinsic property of matter that resists acceleration and generates gravity.

inertial mass: resistance to change in momentum under applied force

gravitational mass: source of and response to gravity — equivalent to inertial mass

related to energy by E = mc² — see relativity

Higgs field gives elementary particles their rest mass

momentum equals mass times velocity — see momentum

determines curvature of spacetime in general relativity

conserved in closed systems alongside energy and momentum

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