I realized looking at the lists of options that I do not think about this, generally, in that kind of specificity. I mean, if someone talks about diameter that also implies radius, and vice versa, right?
What does "physical size" even mean? Given how volume doesn't imply mass and vice versa. D: That /was/ my pick, for what I think, but now I realize I maybe don't know what -I- mean by that. >.<
I confess I rarely think about -mass- when people talk about size/bigness of planets. And so now I'm not sure how to mark the survey. Especially in the "one is bigger" category, since a planet can be bigger in volume but smaller in mass. *cries*
Ambiguous words are ambiguous.
I also haven't finished eating breakfast yet.
ETA: Having now read the other comments, I feel better about being confused/frustrated. I've definitely noticed that if people are talking -mass- (or weight) for an object, generally they make it clear, since in my experience, the only people talking about mass are talking within a scientific context, and so they are specific about that.
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Date: 2013-08-17 04:36 pm (UTC)What does "physical size" even mean? Given how volume doesn't imply mass and vice versa. D: That /was/ my pick, for what I think, but now I realize I maybe don't know what -I- mean by that. >.<
I confess I rarely think about -mass- when people talk about size/bigness of planets. And so now I'm not sure how to mark the survey. Especially in the "one is bigger" category, since a planet can be bigger in volume but smaller in mass. *cries*
Ambiguous words are ambiguous.
I also haven't finished eating breakfast yet.
ETA: Having now read the other comments, I feel better about being confused/frustrated. I've definitely noticed that if people are talking -mass- (or weight) for an object, generally they make it clear, since in my experience, the only people talking about mass are talking within a scientific context, and so they are specific about that.